This dynamic has inspired plenty of young stars to become multi-hyphenates, but nobody wields their hyphens better than Selena Gomez.—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024 The more sobering thought for the Nuggets can be summarized in two words and a hyphen: Ant-Man.—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 4 May 2024
Verb
Normally, closed caption subtitling bleeps words in a variety of different ways: phrases, such as (bleep), [expletive], or [censored] may be used, though sometimes hyphens or asterisks are substituted instead (f–k, f---, or f*** are all examples.—Ace Ratcliff, SELF, 10 July 2018 See all Example Sentences for hyphen
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin, from Greek, from hyph' hen under one, from hypo under + hen, neuter of heis one — more at up, same
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