hyphenism
hyphenism · hyphenisms
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, e.gThe use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, e.g. in Irish-American.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, e.g. in Irish-American.
Origin
From hyphen + -ism.From hyphen + -ism.
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Forms
plural: hyphenisms| Singular | hyphenism |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable