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Definition of soft hyphen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soft hyphen

noun
 
/ˌsɒft ˈhaɪfn/
 
/ˌsɔːft ˈhaɪfn/
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  1. a hyphen in a word that is displayed or printed only if it comes at the end of a line
See soft hyphen in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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