Complete Definition of "hyphenated compound"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=hyphenated compound

  1. a compound word combined using hyphens

See also
closed compound
open compound

Usage notes
Examples of hyphenated compounds
*get-together
*half-baked
*two-tone
*broad-minded

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