Link Centre Dictionary

hyphenation

hyp·he·na·tion

UK/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ US/ˌhaɪfʌˈneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

Synonyms
2.

connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Origin

From hyphen + -ation.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.