I. noun see: up Date: circa 1620 a punctuation mark - used especially to divide or to compound words, word elements, or numbers, ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1814 ~ate
HYPHEN
Meaning of HYPHEN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012