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Hyphenate

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhaɪfənət

Definitions

  1. A person or object with multiple duties, abilities or characteristics, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
  2. A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".

Equivalents

6 more languages
العربيةوصل
Ελληνικάσυλλαβίζω
Suomitavuttaa
Magyarelválaszt
Portuguêshifenarhifenizartranslinear
Svenskaavstava

Examples

“We seem to have⟳ settled on African-American, and at first glance⟳ it certainly does seem logical. […] Not to mention⟳ what happens when hyphenates marry⟳ other hyphenates and have⟳ baby hyphenates.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hyphenated hyphenated American Hyphenates Hyphenating Hyphenation Hyphenations

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