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hyphening


Meanings
  • The act of joining two or more words with a hyphen.

    - "quick-witted"
    - "well-being"
    - "state-of-the-art"

Rhymes
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microphone , monotonous , phenomenon
Homophones
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  1. hyphening () : The act of joining words with a hyphen, particularly in compound adjectives.


Variants
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hyphen , hyphened , hyphening , hyphens
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{"term"=>"hyphenated compound", "definition"=>"A compound word made up of two or more words joined by one or more hyphens.", "example"=>"well-being"}


Etymology
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The word 'hyphen' comes from the Greek word 'huphen', which means 'below' or 'under'. The term was first used in English in the late 15th century.


Trivia
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  1. The longest word in the English language without a hyphen is 'smiles' with 8 letters.

  2. The longest word in the English language with a hyphen is 'prehistoric' with 11 letters.


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In literature and language usage, the hyphen is an essential tool for creating compound adjectives. The use of hyphening in literature and language has both historical and cultural significance.

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