/'haɪfn; `haɪfən/
n short line (-) used to join two words together (as in ex-wife; co-operated; long-legged; a ten-dollar bill) or to show that a word has been divided into parts, eg between the end of one line and the beginning of the next 连接号（）（用以将两词连接为一个复合词, 如ex-wife、co-operated、long-legged、a ten-dollar bill中者, 或将词分解为其组成之部分, 如移行时所见）. =>App
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/'haɪfəneɪt; `haɪfən,et/
vs [Tn] join or write (words) with a hyphen 用连接号连接或分割（词语）.

n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin:Greek, from hyph' hen 'under one']
a short written or printed line (-) that joins words or syllables
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