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hyphen-minus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
hy-phen-mi-nus
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Unicode symbol - (U+002D ), used as a hyphen, a minus sign and a dash.

Inflected Forms

hyphen-minuses (plural) hyphen minus (alternative)

Questions

What does hyphen-minus mean?
The Unicode symbol - (U+002D ), used as a hyphen, a minus sign and a dash.

How to pronounce hyphen-minus

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