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hyphenate

[ verb hahy-fuh-neyt; adjective noun hahy-fuh-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with object)

hyphenated, hyphenating.
  1. to join by a hyphen.
  2. to write or divide with a hyphen.


adjective

  1. of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen.

noun

  1. 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

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verb

  1. tr to separate (syllables, words, etc) with a hyphen
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³ó²â±è³ó±ð²Ôˈ²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²âp³ó±ð²Ô·²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyphenate1

First recorded in 1850–55; hyphen + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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An Orange County election board staff member told her they suspected that process initially failed because her last name is now hyphenated.

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The Conservative leader has pushed for the integration of newcomers, saying Canada does not need to be a "hyphenated society".

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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.

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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.

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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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