hyphenation

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hyphenation

/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

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noun hyphenations

countable, uncountable The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens. Print the article without hyphenation if you're not sure where to put them.

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noun inclusion and location of hyphens

Português	hifenização, hifenação
Français	césure
Deutsch	Silbentrennung, Worttrennung, Bindestrichschreibung
Italiano	sillabazione, compitazione
Ελληνικά	συλλαβισμός syllavismós
Русский	перено́с perenós, слогоделе́ние slogodelénije, расстано́вка перено́сов rasstanóvka perenósov, разби́вка по слога́м razbívka po slogám

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@misc{hyphenation_2026,
  title = {hyphenation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyphenation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}