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hyphen
- /ˈhaɪ̯.f(ə̯)n̩/
- /ˈhaɪ̯.fən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈhʌɪ̯.fən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈhɑe̯.fən/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈhʌi̯.fən/ Scotland
- /ˈhəi̯-/ Scotland
- /-fʌn/ Scotland
- /ˈhəj.fen/ India
- /ˈhɑːj.fen/ India
Rhymes with -aɪfən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén, “in one, as a single word”), univerbation of ῠ̔φ’ ἕν (hŭph’ hén, “under one”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under”) + ἕν (hén, “one”), neuter of εἷς (heîs, “one”).
noun hyphens
- The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. As the proud owner of my very own hyphen in a lovingly crafted surname, I have an especial soft spot for this most confusing of punctuation marks.
- Something which links two things of greater significance than itself. Cunliffe and Karunanayake (2013) developed Fine's notion to introduce potential hyphen spaces that are deeply implicated and reciprocally influential in relationships between researchers and the researched.
- An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings. The hyphens were added, joining the structures into one building, which now measures just over two hundred feet long.
- Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc. Tab has been kept on quite a number of members who rapturously applauded when that part of the message in which the hyphens were attacked was read by the President.
verb hyphens · hyphening · hyphened
- To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
conjunction
- Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-". You are sitting at the wrong table, if I may be so bold, among the misguided who believe in the mass murder of mentalities, otherwise known as the liberal arts hyphen vocational training hyphen education.
Translations
Every language
noun symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split
| Español | guion |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 붙임표 buchimpyo, 하이픈 haipeun |
| 日本語 | ハイフン haifun |
| 中文 | 連字號 /连字号 liánzìhào |
| हिन्दी | हैफ़ेन haifen |
| Português | hífen, traço |
| Français | trait d'union, tiret, tiret du 6 |
| Deutsch | Bindestrich, Divis |
| Italiano | trattino |
| Ελληνικά | ενωτικό enotikó |
| Română | cratimă, liniuță de unire |
| Русский | дефи́с defís, чёрточка čórtočka |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu gạch nối, dấu nối |
| العربية | شَحْطَة šaḥṭa, شَرْطَة šarṭa |
| עברית | מַקָּף makáf |
Talk about this word "hyphen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hyphen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hyphen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hyphen "hyphen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hyphen.Cite this
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title = {hyphen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyphen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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