See Also: hyphenate(dictionary)
hyphenate(dictionary)

hyphenate (iou)



hyphenate verb trans. L19.
[from HYPHEN + -ATE3.]
= HYPHEN verb.
hyphenated ppl adjective (a) joined by a hyphen; (b) designating a person with dual nationality or mixed background or ancestry (describable by a hyphenated term such as Anglo-American), and any person whose patriotic allegiance is assumed to be divided: M19.