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unhyphenated

unhyphenated

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A word written without a hyphen
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈhaɪfənˌeɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin guion
  • In both cases, I have used a hyphen to bring out a particularity that the unhyphenated counterparts (representation and recreation) overlook, in that representation is often equated with imitation or replication.
  • unhyphenated American

Examples

  • Tryphon and Voneche speculate that Piaget's use of the term "co-operation," instead of the typical, unhyphenated "cooperation," is one indication of the relationship that he draws between mental operations and the structuring of social relations (1996).

    Academic text (2000)
  • Others say that what really matters now is the "Germany," which should aim to become a "normal nation-state" like Britain or France, with all the traditional attributes of sovereignty, a great capital called Berlin, plain unhyphenated patriotism, and the responsible but determined pursuit of national interest.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Whether Hemingway should be read as an unhyphenated American is not a paradigm drama, and his immigrant status in Cuba has received relatively little scholarly attention.

    Academic text (2017)
  • As U.S. cultural frames were not generally present or accessible at the Hemingway home on a regular basis, the theory of an unhyphenated American Hemingway is complicated in the scope of his Cuban experience and expressions of community.

    Academic text (2017)
  • If English is a central part of the unhyphenated American theoretical base, moreover, these findings command a reinterpretation, as "people who know more than one language have a distinct, compound state of mind" (Jarvis and Pavlencko 17).

    Academic text (2017)
  • A close inspection of his cultural attachments—in language, identity performance, and social ceremony—contradicts some of the common critical perspectives of Hemingway and his literature, which generally characterize him as an unhyphenated American (in a cultural sense) for whom English is a dominant language.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The theory that Hemingway was an unhyphenated American during this period does not correspond to a great deal of the material thus far discussed here, and perhaps because of this, these declarations of Cuban identity are rarely cited in criticism—and when they do appear, they tend to be treated cursorily.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The term 'cooperation' is often preferred over its unhyphenated variant when discussing teamwork.

  • Some people prefer the unhyphenated form 'colorful' rather than 'color-full.'

  • In the dictionary, the word is listed as a single, unhyphenated entry.

Antonyms

Joined by a hyphen to connect two words, for example a double last name

How Joined

unhyphenated
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Surface Forms

unhyphenated positive

Morphology

unhyphenated = hyphenated (transparent) = un + hyphen + ate + ed

The word is formed by straightforward negation of 'hyphenated'.

Etymology

Unhyphenated starts with un- meaning 'not' and contains hyphen, the short line that joins two words. That's why unhyphenated means 'not written with a hyphen' and is written as a single word.