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hy·phen·ate

(hī′fə-nāt′)

tr.v. hy·phen·at·ed, hy·phen·at·ing, hy·phen·ates

To divide or connect (syllables, word elements, or names) with a hyphen.

n. hy·phen·ate (-nĭt′, -nāt′)

One who performs more than one job or function: auditioned singer-dancers, actor-models, and other hyphenates.

hy′phen·a′tion n.

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Noun	1.	hyphenation - division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page word division division - the act or process of dividing orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
	2.	hyphenation - connecting syllables and words by hyphens punctuation - the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

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Silbentrennung Worttrennung

tavutus

hyphenation

n → Silbentrennung f; hyphenation program (Comput) → Silbentrennprogramm nt

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