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Meanings of hyphen in English

Russian
дефис-минус
Portuguese
hifens
Spanish
guion
Catalan
guionet
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Punctuation mark used to join words.

        Related terms
        дефис-минус
        Portuguese
        hífen
        Catalan
        guió
        Spanish
        raya

        A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text.

              hífen
              Portuguese
              colocar hífen

              Divide or connect with a hyphen.

                    colocar hífen
                    Usage of hyphen in English
                    1
                    Things are different for Jay-Z, not only because his hyphen is back.
                    Wired
                    2
                    We added the hyphen to the four items in Chapter 6.
                    Hospital Sketches
                    3
                    Maybe the hyphen doesn't matter so much, but embracing changes in communications does.
                    Independent.ie
                    4
                    When used as adverbs they may be printed in italics without the hyphen.
                    The Uses of Italic / A Primer of Information Regarding the Origi...
                    5
                    All right, they made him president, but where did they get that hyphen?
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    Four times in the index, fireships was spelled with a hyphen.
                    France and England in North America, Part VI : Montcalm and Wolf...
                    7
                    The hyphen chap fidgeted a good bit-nervous sort, I take it.
                    Ruggles of Red Gap
                    8
                    The purser said that the dragon's name was Mrs. Scrivener-Yapling, with a hyphen.
                    In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories
                    9
                    To make a hyphen, tick the key between the zero and the equal sign.
                    The new yorker
                    10
                    Perhaps they could drop that annoying hyphen as a compromise?
                    NY Magazine
                    11
                    In the carriage-tothe hyphen chap's place, to be sure.
                    Ruggles of Red Gap
                    12
                    For this, you just press the single dash or hyphen key on your keyboard.
                    The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002
                    13
                    Sir, -What has the humble hyphen done to be treated with such indifference?
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    The British app should have a hyphen in its name.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    Place names are written without hyphen, if they remain readable.
                    A History of China
                    16
                    A hyphen (-) is used to indicate a range of characters.
                    Sed & awk, 2nd edition
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                    Hyphen through the time
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