verb🔗ShareTo break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line."The writer hyphenated the long word "unbelievable" at the end of the line. "grammarlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo join words or syllables with a hyphen."The teacher asked us to hyphenate compound words like "well-being" in our essays. "grammarlinguisticswritingwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWritten with a hyphen."Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation."grammarwritingwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.)."His hyphenated identity, French-Canadian, shaped his experiences growing up. "personculturenationraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
