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hyphenated

hy·phen·at·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-fuh-ney-tid]
    • /ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪ tɪd/
    • /ˈhaɪ.fən.eɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-fuh-ney-tid]
    • /ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪ tɪd/

Definitions of hyphenated word

  • adjective hyphenated of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen. 1
  • verb with object hyphenated to join by a hyphen. 1
  • verb with object hyphenated to write or divide with a hyphen. 1
  • noun hyphenated Informal. a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation: He's a film-industry hyphenate, usually listed as a writer-director-producer. 1
  • noun hyphenated Simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate. 1
  • adjective hyphenated A word that is hyphenated is written with a hyphen between two or more of its parts. 0

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Origin of hyphenated

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; hyphenate + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hyphenated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hyphenated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hyphenated usage trend in Literature

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