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hyphenation

noun (no plural)

«hyphenation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line. tree →

In the lessons

in books, the rules for dividing words with a hyphen, as in «well-known»

Examples

The hyphen shows hyphenation at the end of the line. tree →
The editor checked the hyphenation. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «hyphenation» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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