English
Verb
hyphenated

1. past particple of|hyphenate

#:Compounding the word looked wrong, so I hyphenated it instead.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Referring to something that has been written with a hyphen.

#:Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation.

1. Referring to a person who claims more than one nationality or ethnicity, or who expresses recognition of their national or ethnic heritage while also recognizing their current nationality.

#:"[The Community Newspaper] is one of the many symbolic emblems that stand for the other half of the hyphenated American�s identity." Hyphenated Americans Must Look At Their Mirror -- The Community Newspaper -- To Do What Is Right, October 28, 2005.

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• 2007-03-07 03:14 - BD2412 - template upgrade, Replaced: {{en-ad| → {{en-adj}} ([[Project:AWB|AWB]])

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