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Definition of hyphenate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hyphenate

verb

NAmE//ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt//

hyphenate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hyphenate

he / she / it hyphenates

past simple hyphenated

-ing form hyphenating

to join two words together using a hyphen; to divide a word between two lines of text using a hyphen Is your name hyphenated?

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hyphenation

NAmE//ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] hyphenation rulesSee hyphenate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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