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Definition of Hyphenation
1. Noun. Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page.
Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Orthography, Writing System
Derivative terms: Hyphenate
2. Noun. Connecting syllables and words by hyphens.
Group relationships: Orthography, Writing System
Derivative terms: Hyphenate
Definition of Hyphenation
1. Noun. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyphenation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyphenation
Literary usage of Hyphenation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Panchatantra: A Collection of Ancient Hindu Tales in the Recension by Pūrṇabhadrasūri, Johannes Hertel (1908)
"... and employs in addition the ardha-danda of tho MSS. of Kashmir.1 hyphenation
of compounds.—Buddhaghosa, in book vii of tho Visuddhi-magga, ..."
2. A Concise Manual of Style by Hiram Allan Reed, American Baptist Publication Society (1920)
"CONSOLIDATION AND hyphenation Under the subheads " Consolidate " and " Separate,"
it will be understood that the hyphen is used only to divide a word at the ..."
3. One America Indivisible: A National Conversation on American Pluralism and by Sheldon Hackney (1999)
"THE NEW hyphenation It is one of the ironies of today's identity wars that, ...
"As an African American I prefer the hyphenation," said Kahan Sablo on a ..."
4. The English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English (1919)
"To cover the subject of hyphenation with anything approaching completeness is
impossible in school and wholly inadvisable. In one handbook for young writers ..."
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