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The answer HYPHEN has 104 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of hyphen in various dictionaries:
noun - 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
verb - divide or connect with a hyphen
A punctuation mark (-) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text.
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| Shorter than a dash, it came between the Angles & Saxons |
| From the Greek for "under one", there's a short one of these between Toulouse & Lautrec |
| The name of this punctuation mark is Greek for "together" |
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| the sign (-) used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in ia pick-me-upi, irock-forming mineralsi ), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in ishort- and long-termi ). |
| The sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in a pick-me-up, rock-forming minerals), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in short- and long-term). |
| A punctuation mark ( - ) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text. |
| To hyphenate. |
| 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 |
| divide or connect with a hyphen |
| the symbol -, used to join two words together, or to show that a word has been divided into two parts at the end of one line and the beginning of the next: |
| the mark (-) used in writing to join two words together, or between the syllables of a word when it is divided at the end of a line of text |
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The hyphen () is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. Non-hyphenated is an example of a hyphenated word. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes (, , , ), which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign (), which is also longer in some contexts. * As an orthographic concept, the hyphen is a single entity. In terms of character encoding and display, that entity is represented by any of several characters and glyphs (including hard hyphens, soft or optional hyphens, and nonbreaking hyphens), depending on the context of use (discussed below). * Although hyphens are not to be confused with en dashes and minus signs, there are some overlaps in usage (in which either a hyphen or an en dash may be acceptable, depending on user preference; discussed below) and in character encoding (which often uses the same character, called a "hyphen-minus", to represent both the hyphen and minus sign |