Meanings
nounhyphenation (countable and uncountable, plural hyphenations)
plural hyphenations
- countableuncountableThe inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-)
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḗm
- Proto-Indo-European*séms
- Proto-Hellenic*hens
- Ancient Greekεἷς, μῐ́ᾰ, ἕν (heîs, mĭ́ă, hén)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔φ’ ἕν (hŭph’ hén)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔φέν (hŭphén)
- Late Latinhyphen
- Englishhyphen
- Englishhyphenation
Translations
Bengali হাইফেন
- হাইফেন (haiphen)inclusion and location of hyphens
Bulgarian пренасяне, сричкопренасяне
- пренасяне (prenasjane)inclusion and location of hyphens
- сричкопренасяне (sričkoprenasjane)inclusion and location of hyphens
Czech dělení slov
- dělení slovinclusion and location of hyphens
Dutch woordafbreking, woordsplitsing
- woordafbrekinginclusion and location of hyphens
- woordsplitsinginclusion and location of hyphens
- splitsing in lettergrepeninclusion and location of hyphens
Finnish tavutus
- tavutusinclusion and location of hyphens
French césure
- césureinclusion and location of hyphens
German Silbentrennung, Worttrennung
- Silbentrennunginclusion and location of hyphens
- Worttrennunginclusion and location of hyphens
- Bindestrichschreibunginclusion and location of hyphens
Greek συλλαβισμός
- συλλαβισμός (syllavismós)inclusion and location of hyphens
Hungarian elválasztás, kötőjelezés
- elválasztásinclusion and location of hyphens
- kötőjelezésinclusion and location of hyphens
- kötőjeles írásinclusion and location of hyphens
Indonesian pemenggalan kata
- pemenggalan katainclusion and location of hyphens
Italian sillabazione, compitazione
- sillabazioneinclusion and location of hyphens
- compitazioneinclusion and location of hyphens
Latin hyphenātiō
- hyphenātiōinclusion and location of hyphens
Polish dzielenie wyrazów
- dzielenie wyrazówinclusion and location of hyphens
Portuguese hifenização, hifenação
- hifenizaçãoinclusion and location of hyphens
- hifenaçãoinclusion and location of hyphens
Russian перено́с, слогоделе́ние
- перено́с (perenós)inclusion and location of hyphens
- слогоделе́ние (slogodelénije)inclusion and location of hyphens
- расстано́вка перено́сов (rasstanóvka perenósov)inclusion and location of hyphens
- разби́вка по слога́м (razbívka po slogám)inclusion and location of hyphens
Slovak delenie slov
- delenie slovinclusion and location of hyphens
Tagalog palagitlingan
- palagitlinganinclusion and location of hyphens
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hyphenation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
hyphenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphenation
MLA
“hyphenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphenation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyphenation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphenation.
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