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hyphen
noun a punctuation mark (-) used to join two words to form a compound (eg, booby-trap , double-barrelled ) or, in texts, to split a word between the end of one line and the beginning of the next.
verb (hyphened , hyphening ) to hyphenate.
[19c: from Greek hypo under + hen one]
noun a punctuation mark (-) used to join two words to form a compound (eg, booby-trap , double-barrelled ) or, in texts, to split a word between the end of one line and the beginning of the next.
verb (hyphened , hyphening ) to hyphenate.
[19c: from Greek hypo under + hen one]
| hyphen A hyphen has several uses: 1. linking words || It links elements of a multi-word phrase that describes a following noun: a never-to-be-forgotten experience a balance-of-payments problem her absurd caught-in-at-the-knees skirt an up-to-date timetable Note that hyphens are not normally needed when the phrase describes a preceding noun, as in It was an experience never to be forgotten , although where there is an intervening modifying adverb, hyphens are usually retained, as in This timetable is thoroughly up-to-date . || It links elements of a multi-word phrase that functions as a noun: his mother-in-law a bunch of forget-me-nots a man-about-town a jack-in-the-box || It links elements of a multi-word phrase that has a suffix added to make it function as a single unit: Esmond was being very Justice-of-the-Peace-y. The aunts raised their eyebrows with a good deal of To-what-are-we-indebted-for-the-honour-of-this-visitness . || It links elements of numbers from 21 to 99, and elements of fractions: twenty-three three-quarters || It links elements of a two-word adjective that describes a following noun: a half-open door a repertoire of all-time favourites a next-door neighbour a well-known writer one of its best-loved characters Note that there are categories of two-word adjectives that retain their hyphens when they describe a preceding noun: (1) a combination of adjective + participle, or word ending in -ed , as in We are dreadfully short-staffed here and The toll of job losses seems never-ending ; (2) a combination of adjective + noun, as in I thought the performance was pretty second-rate ; (3) a combination of noun + adjective, as in The path was ankle-deep in weeds . Note also that adverbs ending in -ly are not linked to a following word, except in cases where the two are felt to function as a single unit of meaning, so a beautifully illustrated book , but a highly-strung child . || It links elements of nouns formed from phrasal verbs: line-up , drive-in , fly-past || It links elements of adjectives formed from phrasal verbs when the adjective describes a following noun: an unhoped-for success a hung-up young man 2. splitting words || A hyphen marks a break in a word at the end of a line of print, where part of the word has been taken over to the next line. Take care to split the word into logical or unambiguous units: mis-/shapen , not miss-/hapen ; re-/install , not rein-/stall ; and, ther-/apist , not the-/rapist . || It marks a break in a word whose second element is implied but not shown, as in a four- or fivefold increase . |
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