hyphenation

noun
/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From hyphen + -ation.

  1. derived from ὑφέν
  2. formed as hyphenation — “hyphen + -ation

Definitions

  1. The inclusion of hyphens

    The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

    • Print the article without hyphenation if you're not sure where to put them.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hyphenation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hyphenation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at hyphenation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA