The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

plural of hyphen

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphen

Written with a hyphen. / Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).

simple past tense and past participle of hyphenate

The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".

plural of hyphenism

(rare) Synonym of hyphenate

simple past tense and past participle of hyphenize

present participle of hyphenize