hyphenate
[verb hahy-fuh-neyt; adjective, noun hahy-fuh-nit, -neyt]
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verb (used with object), hy·phen·at·ed, hy·phen·at·ing.
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.
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Nearby words
- hyphedonia,
- hyphema,
- hyphemia,
- hyphen,
- hyphen help,
- hyphenated,
- hyphenation,
- hyphenic,
- hyphenize,
- hyphidrosis
Origin of hyphenate
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