to write with a hyphen

  • 1hyphen — n. & v. n. the sign ( ) used to join words semantically or syntactically (as in fruit tree, pick me up, rock forming), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing or implied element (as in man and womankind) …

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  • 2hyphen-hater — someone who does not like using hyphens in words. Such a person would write coordinate instead of co ordinate. Play on words with the opposite meaning hyphenator. The hyphen hater tried to sell us on coop housing …

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  • 3hyphen-hater — someone who does not like using hyphens in words. Such a person would write coordinate instead of co ordinate. Play on words with the opposite meaning hyphenator. The hyphen hater tried to sell us on coop housing …

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  • 4English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …

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  • 5hyphenate — /ˈhaɪfəneɪt / (say huyfuhnayt) verb (t) (hyphenated, hyphenating) 1. to join by a hyphen. 2. to write with a hyphen: hyphenated names. {hyphen + ate1} –hyphenation /haɪfəˈneɪʃən/ (say huyfuh nayshuhn), noun …

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  • 7Apostrophe — redirects here. For other uses, see (disambiguation). Apostrophes redirects here. For the music book, see Apostrophes: A Book of Tributes to Masters of Music. For other uses, see Apostrophe (disambiguation). ’ Apostrophe …

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  • 8Slash (punctuation) — / Slash Punctuation apostrophe ( ’ …

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  • 9Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers — Shortcuts: WP:MOSNUM WP:DATE MOS:NUM This page is part of the Ma …

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  • 10Chinese languages — or Sinitic languages Family of languages comprising one of the two branches of Sino Tibetan. They are spoken by about 95% of the inhabitants of China and by many communities of Chinese immigrants elsewhere. Linguists regard the major dialect… …

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