Difference between Hyphen and Hyphenate

What is the difference between Hyphen and Hyphenate?

Hyphen as a noun is symbol "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. while Hyphenate as a noun is a person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".

Hyphen

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Symbol "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

Hyphenate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.To join words or syllables with a hyphen.

We hope you now know whether to use Hyphen or Hyphenate in your sentence.

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