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suspended hyphen

suspended hyphen noun: a type of hyphen used to represent omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list.

Noun

suspended hyphen (plural suspended hyphens)

  1. A type of hyphen used to represent omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list.
    Synonyms:
    dangling hyphen, floating hyphen, hanging hyphen, suspension hyphen, suspensive hyphen

Synonyms of suspended hyphen

  • dangling hyphen
  • floating hyphen
  • hanging hyphen
  • suspension hyphen
  • suspensive hyphen

Forms of suspended hyphen

pluralsuspended hyphens

Questions about suspended hyphen

What does suspended hyphen mean?
Suspended hyphen means a type of hyphen used to represent omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list.
What part of speech is suspended hyphen?
Suspended hyphen is a noun.
What is the plural of suspended hyphen?
The plural of suspended hyphen is suspended hyphens.

Words near suspended hyphen in the dictionary

  1. suspended coffee
  2. suspended coffees
  3. suspended congress
  4. suspended cymbal
  5. suspended cymbals
  6. suspended hyphen
  7. suspended marriage
  8. suspended marriages
  9. suspended one's disbelief
  10. suspended sentence
  11. suspended sentences

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