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Word comparison: hyphen vs. en dash
hyphen vs. en dash
hyphen
noun
a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
verb (used with object)
hyphenate
.
en dash
noun
Printing.
a dash one en long.