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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

hyphenation

/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does hyphenation mean?

noun

The act of dividing a word into syllables by inserting hyphens, or the pattern of syllable division in a word. The process of breaking a word into parts with hyphens to indicate syllable division.

Example

"The typesetter carefully applied hyphenation to the long word to make it fit on the page."

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