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Hyphenation   /hˌaɪfənˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Hyphenation

noun
1.
Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page.  Synonym: word division.
2.
Connecting syllables and words by hyphens.





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"Hyphenation" Quotes from Famous Books



... Transcriber's Note: | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved. | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For | | a complete list, please see the end of this ...
— The Red Watch - With the First Canadian Division in Flanders • J. A. Currie
... Hyphenation and accentuation are inconsistent, but are generally left as found in the edition used for transcription. This edition may or may not have completely replicated the 1915 edition of the book. Where changes have been made, they are noted ...
— The Negro • W.E.B. Du Bois
... Inconsistencies in hyphenation (e.g. sugar-syrup vs. sugar syrup, overnight vs. over-night) and variant spellings (e.g. omelette vs. omelet) ...
— Nelson's Home Comforts - Thirteenth Edition • Mary Hooper
... The author's spelling and hyphenation are inconsistent, and have not been changed except in the case of obvious typographical errors, which are listed at the end of this e-text. Spellings and accents in foreign ...
— Records of Later Life • Frances Anne Kemble


Words linked to "Hyphenation" :   writing system, punctuation, hyphenate, orthography, division


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