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Etymology

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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