Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hyphen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hyphen \Hy"phen\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? under one, into one,
together, fr. ? under + ?, neut. of ? one. See {Hypo-}.]
(Print.)
A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line
which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of
which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of
many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is
also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hyphen \Hy"phen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hyphened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hyphening}.]
To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or
the parts of a word.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hyphen
n : a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word
or between the syllables of a word when the word is
divided at the end of a line of text [syn: {dash}]
v : write with a hyphen [syn: {hyphenate}]
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