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Hyphenates Meaning in English

word · lemma: hyphenate

ˈhaɪfəˌneɪts
HY-fuh-nayts
hˈaɪfənˌeɪt
HY-fuhn-ayt

परिभाषा

To connect or separate words with a hyphen, especially in writing or when splitting words at the end of a line.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Mostly used in writing, editing, or typesetting contexts. 'Hyphenate' is a formal or technical term. Often appears as 'hyphenate words' or 'hyphenate at the end of a line.' Do not confuse with 'dash' (longer punctuation).

उदाहरण वाक्य

The editor hyphenates long words at the end of a line.

basic

She always hyphenates double-barrelled surnames.

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The software automatically hyphenates words for better spacing.

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When in doubt, she just hyphenates the words to be safe.

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Some style guides say to hyphenate compound adjectives before nouns.

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If the word hyphenates awkwardly, try reformulating the sentence.

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