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mishyphenation

mishyphenation noun: the incorrect placement of a hyphen.

Noun

mishyphenation (usually uncountable, plural mishyphenations)

  1. (usually) The incorrect placement of a hyphen.

Forms of mishyphenation

pluralmishyphenations

Origin of mishyphenation

From mis- + hyphenation.

Questions about mishyphenation

What does mishyphenation mean?
Mishyphenation means the incorrect placement of a hyphen.
What part of speech is mishyphenation?
Mishyphenation is a noun.
What is the plural of mishyphenation?
The plural of mishyphenation is mishyphenations.

Words near mishyphenation in the dictionary

  1. mishyphen
  2. mishyphenate
  3. mishyphenated
  4. mishyphenates
  5. mishyphenating
  6. mishyphenation
  7. mishyphenations
  8. mishyphened
  9. mishyphening
  10. mishyphens
  11. Misiak

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