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Hyphenation

noun

Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page. Synonym: word division.

Connecting syllables and words by hyphens.

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"Hyphenation" Quotes from Famous Books

— Stephen A. Douglas - A Study in American Politics • Allen Johnson

— The Red Watch - With the First Canadian Division in Flanders • J. A. Currie

... have been maintained in this version of this book. They have been marked with a [TN-], which refers to a description in the complete list found at the end of the text. Inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization have been maintained. A list of inconsistently spelled, hyphenated, and capitalized words is found in a list at the ...

— Vestiges of the Mayas • Augustus Le Plongeon

... Hyphenation and accentuation are inconsistent, but are generally left as found in the edition used for transcription. This edition may or may not have completely replicated the 1915 edition of the book. Where changes have been made, they are noted ...

— The Negro • W.E.B. Du Bois

... The author's spelling and hyphenation are inconsistent, and have not been changed except in the case of obvious typographical errors, which are listed at the end of this e-text. Spellings and accents in foreign ...

— Records of Later Life • Frances Anne Kemble