- (n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
- (v.t.) To connect with or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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