hyphenation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-)
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *sḗm
Proto-Indo-European *sémsder.
Proto-Hellenic *hens
Ancient Greek εἷς, μῐ́ᾰ, ἕν (heîs, mĭ́ă, hén)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔φ’ ἕν (hŭph’ hén)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén)bor.
Late Latin hyphenlbor.
English hyphen
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English hyphenation

    From hyphen + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: hī'fənā′shən, IPA(key): /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
    • Hyphenation: hy‧phen‧a‧tion

    Noun

    hyphenation (countable and uncountable, plural hyphenations)

    1. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
      Print the article without hyphenation if you're not sure where to put them.

    Coordinate terms

    • solid (written as one word, without spaces or hyphens)

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