Definition of hypherstat:
°past tense of hyphenate.
"Compounding the word looked wrong, so I hyphenated it instead."
°Referring to something that has been written with a
hyphen.
"Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation."
°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." , October 28, 2005.
Definition of hypherstat:
°past tense of hyphenate.
"Compounding the word looked wrong, so I hyphenated it instead."
°Referring to something that has been written with a
hyphen.
"Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation."
°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." , October 28, 2005.