hyphen
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'hyphen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "hyphen" in the title:
"-ly" words followed by hyphen..matronly-looking woman - English Only forum
-minded / use of the hyphen - English Only forum
(optional) hyphen in metacognition / metacognitive? - English Only forum
1 to 4-fold / 1- to 4-fold [hyphen] - English Only forum
25 percent-off coupon / 25-percent-off coupon [hyphen use] - English Only forum
28-year-old or 28 year-old [hyphen, age] - English Only forum
3 pages long - hyphen or not? - English Only forum
3-day / 3 day papal visit (compound adjective hyphen) - English Only forum
50-inch-diagonal-screen television [hyphen] - English Only forum
60-and-olders [hyphen] - English Only forum
A "15-20-minute talk" or a "15-20 minute talk": hyphen with compound premodifiers - English Only forum
a colon, a hyphen or a period - English Only forum
A hyphen before a name - English Only forum
a hyphen before "they're encouraging it" - English Only forum
A native-speaker [hyphen] - English Only forum
A- before a verb as in 8 Maids a-milking ... except without hyphen - English Only forum
about hyphen - English Only forum
adjectives befor and after a noun (hyphen) - English Only forum
AmE-speakers (use of a hyphen) - English Only forum
An Associated Press Style Question on Hyphen Usage - English Only forum
best hand-draw-map artist [Adjective with hyphen] - English Only forum
Bright coloured lights: hyphen - English Only forum
Can hyphen in numbers be omitted? - English Only forum
cardinal points: hyphen, space or closed? - English Only forum
Chinese state-owned companies (hyphen) - English Only forum
clause hyphen - English Only forum
cold-brewed - hyphen - English Only forum
Commonly-used [with or without hyphen] hyphenation -ly suffix - English Only forum
Company X-related information [hyphen] - English Only forum
Compound adjective - using a hyphen outside a sentence - English Only forum
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-minded / use of the hyphen - English Only forum
(optional) hyphen in metacognition / metacognitive? - English Only forum
1 to 4-fold / 1- to 4-fold [hyphen] - English Only forum
25 percent-off coupon / 25-percent-off coupon [hyphen use] - English Only forum
28-year-old or 28 year-old [hyphen, age] - English Only forum
3 pages long - hyphen or not? - English Only forum
3-day / 3 day papal visit (compound adjective hyphen) - English Only forum
50-inch-diagonal-screen television [hyphen] - English Only forum
60-and-olders [hyphen] - English Only forum
A "15-20-minute talk" or a "15-20 minute talk": hyphen with compound premodifiers - English Only forum
a colon, a hyphen or a period - English Only forum
A hyphen before a name - English Only forum
a hyphen before "they're encouraging it" - English Only forum
A native-speaker [hyphen] - English Only forum
A- before a verb as in 8 Maids a-milking ... except without hyphen - English Only forum
about hyphen - English Only forum
adjectives befor and after a noun (hyphen) - English Only forum
AmE-speakers (use of a hyphen) - English Only forum
An Associated Press Style Question on Hyphen Usage - English Only forum
best hand-draw-map artist [Adjective with hyphen] - English Only forum
Bright coloured lights: hyphen - English Only forum
Can hyphen in numbers be omitted? - English Only forum
cardinal points: hyphen, space or closed? - English Only forum
Chinese state-owned companies (hyphen) - English Only forum
clause hyphen - English Only forum
cold-brewed - hyphen - English Only forum
Commonly-used [with or without hyphen] hyphenation -ly suffix - English Only forum
Company X-related information [hyphen] - English Only forum
Compound adjective - using a hyphen outside a sentence - English Only forum
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