I. ˈhī-fə-ˌnāt transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Date: circa 1889
: to connect (as two words) or divide (as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen
• hy·phen·ation ˌhī-fə-ˈnā-shən noun
II. noun
Etymology: from the hyphens in the titles of such people, as producer-director
Date: 1974
: a person who performs more than one function (as a producer-director in filmmaking)