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A hyphen is part of the common spelling: daylight-saving time.

He belonged to the branch of the family that owns the hyphen and most of the money.

If the capital-letter be retained where a prefix is put to a proper name, the hyphen is obviously necessary.

The hyphen distinguishes the etymological meaning of these words as distinguished from their derived and ordinary meaning.

When the combination is likely to be misunderstood, modern editors generally put a hyphen between the two words.

Taken out hyphen for 'woman-kind', majority are 'womankind'.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hyphen, such as: elbow, seam, abutment, articulation, bend, and bond.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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