hyphenation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hī'fənā′shən
- /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḗm Proto-Indo-European *sémsder. Proto-Hellenic *hens Ancient Greek εἷς, μῐ́ᾰ, ἕν (heîs, mĭ́ă, hén) Ancient Greek ῠ̔φ’ ἕν (hŭph’ hén) Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén)bor. Late Latin hyphenlbor. English hyphen Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English hyphenation From hyphen + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
Print the article without hyphenation if you're not sure where to put them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyphenations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
mishyphenation · dehyphenation
Relateds
hyphenator · dash case · ‧ · syllabication · syllabification · kebab case
Translations (32)
fr césure (inclusion and location of hyphens) · cs dělení slov (inclusion and location of hyphens) · hu kötőjelezés (inclusion and location of hyphens) · id pemenggalan kata (inclusion and location of hyphens) · nl woordsplitsing (inclusion and location of hyphens) · ru слогоделе́ние (inclusion and location of hyphens) · bg сричкопренасяне (inclusion and location of hyphens) · nl splitsing in lettergrepen (inclusion and location of hyphens) · fi tavutus (inclusion and location of hyphens) · kk тасымал (inclusion and location of hyphens) · nl woordafbreking (inclusion and location of hyphens) · pt hifenação (inclusion and location of hyphens) · de Worttrennung (inclusion and location of hyphens) · it compitazione (inclusion and location of hyphens) · pt hifenização (inclusion and location of hyphens) · ka გადატანა (inclusion and location of hyphens) · hy տողադարձ (inclusion and location of hyphens) · pl dzielenie wyrazów (inclusion and location of hyphens) · ru расстано́вка перено́сов (inclusion and location of hyphens) · hu elválasztás (inclusion and location of hyphens) · ru разби́вка по слога́м (inclusion and location of hyphens) · el συλλαβισμός (inclusion and location of hyphens) · it sillabazione (inclusion and location of hyphens) · bn হাইফেন (inclusion and location of hyphens) · tl palagitlingan (inclusion and location of hyphens) · ru перено́с (inclusion and location of hyphens) · bg пренасяне (inclusion and location of hyphens) · hu kötőjeles írás (inclusion and location of hyphens) · sk delenie slov (inclusion and location of hyphens) · de Bindestrichschreibung (inclusion and location of hyphens) · de Silbentrennung (inclusion and location of hyphens) · la hyphenātiō (inclusion and location of hyphens)