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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenate"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenated"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenation"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenator"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenic"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenism"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphenless"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "hyphen-minus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "soft hyphen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "suspended hyphen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "work the hyphens"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Late Latin",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "ὑφέν",
"4": "",
"5": "together"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ὑφέν (huphén, “together”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ὑφ’ ἕν",
"3": "",
"4": "under one"
},
"expansion": "ὑφ’ ἕν (huph’ hén, “under one”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ὑπό",
"3": "",
"4": "under"
},
"expansion": "ὑπό (hupó, “under”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἕν",
"3": "",
"4": "one"
},
"expansion": "ἕν (hén, “one”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "εἷς",
"3": "",
"4": "one"
},
"expansion": "εἷς (heîs, “one”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑφέν (huphén, “together”), contracted from ὑφ’ ἕν (huph’ hén, “under one”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ἕν (hén, “one”), neuter of εἷς (heîs, “one”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "hyphens",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "hyphen (plural hyphens)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 56",
"text": "As the proud owner of my very own hyphen in a lovingly crafted surname, I have an especial soft spot for this most confusing of punctuation marks.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"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."
],
"id": "en-hyphen-en-noun-edBuqjwV",
"links": [
[
"‐",
"‐"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ab",
"lang": "Abkhaz",
"roman": "acʷʼağʷačʼ",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "аҵәаӷәаҷ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šaḥṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَحْطَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَرْطَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَرْطَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miutʿyan gcik",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "միության գծիկ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "դեֆիս"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "entʿamna",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "ենթամնա"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "defis"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "hıźıqsa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "һыҙыҡса"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zlučók",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "злучо́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дэфі́с"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "rýska",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ры́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tiré",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "тире́"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дефи́с"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guionet"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "連字號"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liánzìhào",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "连字号"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nos-junya"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spojovník"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "bindestreg"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "afbreekteken"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koppelteken"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "verbindingsstreepje"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "streketo"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "sidekriips"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bindistrika"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "yhdysmerkki"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "yhdysviiva"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"english": "joining compounds",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "väliviiva"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"english": "dividing words between lines",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tavuviiva"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trait d’union"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tiret"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tiret du"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "depisi",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "დეფისი"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bindestrich"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enotikó",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ενωτικό"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "makáf",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מַקָּף"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "haifen",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "हैफ़ेन"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "kötőjel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "diviz"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "választójel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "elválasztójel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bandstrik"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tracto de union"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fleiscín"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trattino"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haifun",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "ハイフン"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "дефис"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "sa’ha’ saññaa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "សហសញ្ញា"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "buchimpyo",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "붙임표"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haipeun",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "하이픈"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "дефис"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "virgula"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "defise"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brūkšnys"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bindestréch"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "crtička",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цртичка"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "sempang"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"english": "to join words",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tohuhono"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"english": "to split words",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tohuwehe"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zuraas",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "зураас"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bindestrek"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "bindestrek"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nim-xat",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "نیمخط"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dywiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "łącznik"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hífen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "traço"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cratimă"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "liniuță de unire"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дефи́с"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čórtočka",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чёрточка"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sgrìob-cheangail"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "strìoch"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tàthan"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "спојница"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "spojnica"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spojovník"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vezaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "deljaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guion"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bindestreck"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "divis"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 3 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "gitling"
},
{
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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"code": "ab",
"lang": "Abkhaz",
"roman": "acʷʼağʷačʼ",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "аҵәаӷәаҷ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šaḥṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَحْطَة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَرْطَة"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarṭa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَرْطَة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miutʿyan gcik",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "միության գծիկ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "դեֆիս"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "entʿamna",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "ենթամնա"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "defis"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "hıźıqsa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "һыҙыҡса"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zlučók",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "злучо́к"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дэфі́с"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "rýska",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ры́ска"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tiré",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "тире́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дефи́с"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guionet"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "連字號"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liánzìhào",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "连字号"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nos-junya"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spojovník"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "bindestreg"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "afbreekteken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koppelteken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "verbindingsstreepje"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "streketo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "sidekriips"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bindistrika"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "yhdysmerkki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "yhdysviiva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "joining compounds",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "väliviiva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "dividing words between lines",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tavuviiva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trait d’union"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tiret"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tiret du"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "depisi",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "დეფისი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bindestrich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enotikó",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ενωτικό"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "makáf",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מַקָּף"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "haifen",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "हैफ़ेन"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "kötőjel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "diviz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "választójel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "elválasztójel"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bandstrik"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tracto de union"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fleiscín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trattino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haifun",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "ハイフン"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "дефис"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "sa’ha’ saññaa",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "សហសញ្ញា"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "buchimpyo",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "붙임표"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haipeun",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "하이픈"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "defis",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "дефис"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "virgula"
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "defise"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brūkšnys"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bindestréch"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "crtička",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цртичка"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "sempang"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "to join words",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tohuhono"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "to split words",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tohuwehe"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zuraas",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "зураас"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bindestrek"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "bindestrek"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nim-xat",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "نیمخط"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dywiz"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "łącznik"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hífen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "traço"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cratimă"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "liniuță de unire"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дефи́с"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чёрточка"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sgrìob-cheangail"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "strìoch"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tàthan"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "спојница"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
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"word": "spojnica"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
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"masculine"
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"word": "spojovník"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
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"masculine"
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"word": "vezaj"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "deljaj"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guion"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bindestreck"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "divis"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "gitling"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yát-dtì-pang",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "ยัติภังค์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "tire"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "kısa çizgi"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "defís",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дефі́с"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ри́ска"
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{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "defis"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "dấu gạch nối"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
"word": "dấu nối"
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"code": "vo",
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
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"masculine"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split",
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"masculine"
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"code": "cy",
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"ref": "1945, Robert Gessner, Youth is the time",
"text": "You are sitting at the wrong table, if I may be so bold, among the misguided who believe in the mass murder of mentalities, otherwise known as the liberal arts hyphen vocational training hyphen education.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "1950, Cleveland Amory, Home town",
"text": "Ax was now a Hollywood hyphenated man. An actor hyphen director hyphen writer.",
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{
"ref": "1983, Linda Crawford, Vanishing acts",
"text": "He described himself as a poet-composer and actually said the word hyphen when he did so: \"I'm a poet hyphen composer.",
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{
"ref": "1983, David S. Reiss, M*A*S*H: the exclusive, inside story of TV's most popular show",
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