noun · neuter
hyphen
hyphen n (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈhy.pʰɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.fen]
Meaning
- indeclinableneuterhyphen
hўphen, indecl. n., = ὑφʼ ἕν,
I. a rhetorical figure, by which two words are united as one, Diom. p. 429 P.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 192.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔φέν (hŭphén).