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Definition of Hyphened
1. hyphen [v] - See also: hyphen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyphened
Literary usage of Hyphened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Words: Their Spelling, Pronunciation, Definition and Application by Rupert Pitt SoRelle, Charles W. Kitt (1911)
"Compounds of the following when prefixed are ordinarily hyphened: able- ...
Compounds of "photo" are hyphened when followed by a word beginning with " e " ..."
2. The Mechanics of Writing: A Compendium of Rules Regarding Manuscript by Edwin Campbell Woolley (1909)
"... made up of a noun plus an etc' adverb' should be hyphened. ... made up of half
or quarter plus another noun should be hyphened. ..."
3. Swimming: With Lists of Books Published in English, German, French and Other by Ralph Thomas (1904)
"Authors generally do not observe these little lines, hence it is that we find
the name of Marshall Hall improperly hyphened; and I am now enabled to ..."
4. Swimming: With Lists of Books Published in English, German, French and Other by Ralph Thomas (1904)
"Authors generally do not observe these little lines, hence it is that we find
the name of Marshall Hall improperly hyphened ; and I am now enabled to ..."
5. Common School Education: Devoted to the Art of Instruction (1889)
"Half and quarter, when compounded, must be hyphened, thus, — half-witted, ...
Self at the beginning of compounds should be hyphened : self- taught, ..."
6. A Common-school Grammar of the English Language by Simon Kerl (1880)
"hyphened. 732. A compound word is generally hyphened when it is first formed,
when it has been but little used, when its parts are rather long, ..."
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