Standard Lemma guide

hyphenated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 F AH0 N EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Written with a hyphen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of hyphenate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • People hyphenated the word "typewriter" more often in the past.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: συλλαβισμένος (syllavisménos) — written with a hyphen
  • Hungarian: kötőjeles — written with a hyphen
  • Hungarian: kötőjellel írt/írott — written with a hyphen
  • Portuguese: hifenizado — written with a hyphen
  • Portuguese: hifenado — written with a hyphen