Hy"phen (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. , fr. under one, into one, together, fr. under + , neut. of one. See Hypo-.] Print.
A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
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Hy"phen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hyphened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hyphening.]
To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
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