hyphen
noun[C]
uk/ˈhaɪ.fən/us/ˈhaɪ.fən/B2
thesymbol-, used tojointwo words together, or to show that a word has beendividedinto twopartsat the end of onelineand thebeginningof the next:
连字符There are hyphens in "well-to-do".“well-to-do”中有连字符。
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dashnoun(PUNCTUATION)
- Where should I put the hyphen tobreakthe word 'authority'?
- There is a hyphen between the twonames.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
Grammar
Hyphens
Hyphens are a form of dash (-) which we use between words or parts of words.…