Hyphenated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hyphenated is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of hyphenate.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of hyphenate.
More Meanings
- Written with a hyphen.
- Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).
Example Sentences
People hyphenated the word "typewriter" more often in the past.
Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation.
[The Community Newspaper] is one of the many symbolic emblems that stand for the other half of the hyphenated American’s identity.
Synonyms for hyphenated
Depending on context, synonyms include combined.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include combined, scripted, hydrous, holophasic, hyperliterate, hydrogenetted.
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