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HYPHENATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Connecting syllables and words by hyphens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hyphenation" is a kind of...):
punctuation (the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases)
Holonyms ("hyphenation" is a member of...):
orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)
Derivation:
hyphenate (divide or connect with a hyphen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
Synonyms:
hyphenation; word division
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hyphenation" is a kind of...):
division (the act or process of dividing)
Holonyms ("hyphenation" is a part of...):
orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)
Derivation:
hyphenate (divide or connect with a hyphen)
