different between conforaneous vs hyphen

English

Etymology

From Latin confor?neus (“using the same forum”), from con- (“with”, “together”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -?neus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?nf?r??n??s, IPA^(key): /k?nf???e?n??s/

Adjective

conforaneous (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of the same court or marketplace.

   In times of scarcity, wardens of the peace patrolled the city’s streets to deter the conforaneous vendors’ less scrupulous competition strategies.

References

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ???? (huphén, “together”), contracted from ??’ ?? (huph’ hén, “under one”), from ??? (hupó, “under”) + ?? (hén, “one”), neuter of ??? (heîs, “one”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?.f?n/
• Rhymes: -a?f?n

Noun

hyphen (plural hyphens)

1. The symbol "?", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
2. (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
3. An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
4. Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.

Usage notes

Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the "?" (hyphen), ? (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hyphen (third-person singular simple present hyphens, present participle hyphening, simple past and past participle hyphened)

1. (transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.

Conjunction

hyphen

1. Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".

Synonyms

• (used as coordinator): slash, cum

See also

• minus, minus sign
• ? (Hebrew maqaf)
• hyphen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Punctuation

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.f?n/

Noun

hyphen m (plural hyphens)

1. Old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function.