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hyphen

 
 
/ˈhaɪfən/ noun [C]

Translation

a mark (-) used to join two words together, or to show that a word has been divided and continues on the next line
tire (-), ara çizgi
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hyphenated adjective written with a hyphen
iki tire arasında yazılmış
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(Definition of hyphen noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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