• Hyphenate

    Full definition of hyphenate

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
    2. (transitive) To join words or syllables with a hyphen.

    Noun

    hyphenate

    (plural hyphenates)
    1. A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
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