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dehyphenation

dehyphenation noun: the removal of a hyphen or hyphens.

Noun

dehyphenation (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The removal of a hyphen or hyphens.

Origin of dehyphenation

From de- + hyphenation.

Questions about dehyphenation

What does dehyphenation mean?
Dehyphenation means the removal of a hyphen or hyphens.
What part of speech is dehyphenation?
Dehyphenation is a noun.

Words near dehyphenation in the dictionary

  1. dehydroxylate
  2. dehydroxylated
  3. dehydroxylation
  4. dehymenisation
  5. dehymenization
  6. dehyphenation
  7. dehypnotisation
  8. dehypnotise
  9. dehypnotised
  10. dehypnotises
  11. dehypnotising

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