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hyphenated

hyphenated

3.7
Joined by a hyphen to connect two words, for example a double last name
  • adjective
  • /ˈhaɪfəˌneɪtɪd/
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  • The teacher explained that names like 'Mary-Jane' are examples of hyphenated words.
  • hyphenated names

That's to say what we need to be talking about are hyphenated identities.

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Examples

  • For instance, Lisa Suhair Majaj's "The Hyphenated Author" (1999) holds that Arab-American writers write out of their Arab identity, out of their American identity, and out of the identity produced when these two cultures come together.

    Academic text (2018)
  • That's to say what we need to be talking about are hyphenated identities.

  • Arguments about Indian culture pivot around hyphenated religion and nation.

  • African Americans (and other hyphenated American groups) are often placed in positions where they are 'technically' citizens, but Americans for whom their race is their single most important defining feature.

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  • She decided to use a hyphenated last name after getting married, combining both her and her husband's surnames.

  • In the document, the hyphenated term 'mother-in-law' was used to indicate the relationship clearly.

How Joined

hyphenated
3.7
unhyphenated
1 4.9

Surface Forms

hyphenated positive

Morphology

hyphenated = hyphenate (transparent) = hyphen + ate + ed

The adjectival use ('joined or connected by a hyphen') is a straightforward past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'hyphenate'.

Etymology

Hyphenated comes from the word hyphen, from the Greek hyphén, which means 'together' or 'joined'. So when names or words are hyphenated, they are literally 'joined' by a small line that holds the two parts together.