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   hyphen

   /ˈhʌɪfn/

   noun

   • 1. the sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in a pick-me-up, rock-forming minerals), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in short- and long-term).

   Word Origin early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek huphen ‘together’, from hupo ‘under’ + hen ‘one’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • H

     4

   • Y

     4

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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