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- n. grammar A compound word combined using hyphens, such as get-together, half-baked, two-tone, or broad-minded.
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“Nor is the metaphor limited to finance: an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision in 1997 described a government motion to compel testimony as “this belt-and-suspenders approach,” using the phrase as a hyphenated compound adjective.”
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
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