hyphenating
present participle ofhyphenate
hyphenate
verb[T]
uk/ˈhaɪ.fən.eɪt/us/ˈhaɪ.fən.eɪt/to use ahyphentojointwo words or twopartsof a word
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- acute
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
Examplesofhyphenating
hyphenating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Although none of the sources cited above list "young adult" as an example, each clearly expresses a preference forhyphenatingcompound modifiers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her surname is the result ofhyphenatingher maiden name and her first husband's surname.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite the other members of her familyhyphenatingtheir name, she insisted on not doing so.
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- interscholastic sport
- interschool
- intersect
- intersected
- intersecting
- intersection
- intersectional
- intersectionality
- intersection graph
- intersection of art
- intersegment
- intersegmental
- intersensory
- intersex
- intersocietal
- intersociety
- interspace
- interspecific competition
- intersperse
- interspersed
- interspersing
- interstage
- interstate
- interstate (highway)
- interstate-highway