HYPHENATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyphenation mean? 

• HYPHENATION (noun)
  The noun HYPHENATION has 2 senses:

1. division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

2. connecting syllables and words by hyphens

  Familiarity information: HYPHENATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPHENATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hyphenation; word division

Hypernyms ("hyphenation" is a kind of...):

division (the act or process of dividing)

Holonyms ("hyphenation" is a part of...):

orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)

Derivation:

hyphenate (divide or connect with a hyphen)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hyphenation" is a kind of...):

punctuation (the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Holonyms ("hyphenation" is a member of...):

orthography; writing system (a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)

Derivation:

hyphenate (divide or connect with a hyphen)