Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

–

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: –
IPA

0

Scrabble Score

0

Letters

1

Syllables

0

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Used in a compound term when the constituent parts are already hyphenated.

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Used to hide letters

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Used to connect compound terms with the sense of "to" or to show a relationship

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Used to connect a spaced or hyphenated term.

Example Sentences

"high-priority–high-pressure tasks"
"G–d for God"
"The Boston–Washington race"
"blood–brain barrier"
"Argent the capitalist, Leeson implies, much more overtly than was possible for Stevenson, who lacked the benefit of hindsight which informs Leeson’s late–twentieth-century text, that capitalism is a form of piracy."
"The glass doors open and you are greeted by a walkie-talkie–carrying personal assistant in a Star Trek–ish designer black tracksuit who whisks you to a pod seating booth in the bar."

Synonyms

Questions

What does – mean?: Used in a compound term when the constituent parts are already hyphenated.

How to pronounce –

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Repeat and practice — Say “–” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.