Definitions
1.verbTo break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
2.verbTo join words or syllables with a hyphen.
3.adjectiveWritten with a hyphen."Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation."
4.adjectiveOf a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).