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Hyphenated

Adjective

1. Consisting of two or more words or parts joined together with a hyphen.

Example sentence: Mary's last name is hyphenated, with both her and her spouse's last names combined.

Verb

1. To divide or connect with a hyphen or hyphens.

Example sentence: Please make sure that all the compound words are correctly hyphenated in the document.

Noun

1. A hyphenated word or phrase.

Example sentence: "Mother-in-law" is an example of a common hyphenated noun.

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