[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hyphen \hy"phen\, v. t. imp.  p. p. hyphened; p. pr.  vb.
   n. hyphening.
   to connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or
   the parts of a word.
   1913 webster
see also:
hyphened hyphening 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hyphen \hy"phen\ himac"fe^n, n. l., fr. gr. "yfe`n, fr.
   "yf "e`n under one, into one, together, fr. ? under + ?,
   neut. of ? one. see hypo-. print.
   a mark or short dash, thus -, placed at the end of a line
   which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of
   which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of
   many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. it is
   also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
   1913 webster
see also:
hypo- 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hyphen
     n : 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 syn: dash
     v : divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and
         names" syn: hyphenate
see also:
dash hyphenate 

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