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hyphen.

old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/i.fɛn/
  1. old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hyphen.

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