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hyphenation

/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
hy-phen-a-tion
IPA
/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyphenations (plural)

Derived Forms

dehyphenation mishyphenation

Phrases

dash case kebab case

Frequently Paired Words

dash case kebab case hyphenator syllabication syllabification ‧ solid

Synonyms

word division

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce hyphenation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/.
What does hyphenation mean?
The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
Where does hyphenation come from?
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.

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