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hyphenate
[ verb hahy-fuh-neyt; adjective noun hahy-fuh-nit, -neyt ]
verb (used with object)
adjective
- of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen.
noun
- Informal. a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation:
He's a film-industry hyphenate, usually listed as a writer-director-producer.
hyphenate
/ ˈ³ó²¹Éª´Úəˌ²Ô±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- tr to separate (syllables, words, etc) with a hyphen
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ó²â±è³ó±ð²Ôˈ²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²âp³ó±ð²Ô·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyphenate1
Example Sentences
An Orange County election board staff member told her they suspected that process initially failed because her last name is now hyphenated.
The Conservative leader has pushed for the integration of newcomers, saying Canada does not need to be a "hyphenated society".
It was wonderful to be seen that way and have my skill set and my hyphenates acknowledged and not having to compartmentalize because he sees me as a creator, much like he’s a creator.
Such hyphenated Americans, he said, felt a “degree of accepted and reasonable pride,†and had succeeded in connecting “their heritage to their mother country†and also to “where they are now†in America.
Actors who sing, singers who act: Hollywood’s entertainment-industrial complex is strewn with false starts from would-be hyphenates tempted by success in one field to try their luck in another.
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