How to pronounce hyphen
American English pronunciation
HY-fun
- IPA
- /ˈhaɪfən/
- Syllables
- HY · fun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hyphen means
A short dash that joins two words or parts of a word
In a sentence: Write a hyphen to join the two parts of "well-known."
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from Greek words meaning "under one," because a hyphen makes two words act like one.
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