hyphenation

From hyphen + -ation.

• enPR: hī'fənā′shən, IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: hy‧phen‧a‧tion

hyphenation (countable and uncountable, plural hyphenations)

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

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

• solid (written as one word, without spaces or hyphens)