different between debation vs hyphen
debation
English
Etymology
debate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
debation (usually uncountable, plural debations)
- (nonstandard) debating
Anagrams
- obtained
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hyphen
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)
- 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.
- (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
- An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
- 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)
- (transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
Conjunction
hyphen
- 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)
- Old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function.
hyphen From the web:
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