# Hyphens in Prefixed Words

Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity in compound modifiers and prefixed words, distinguishing between meanings that change based on hyphen placement

Builds on: Compound Words (hard, https://ai.page/c/compound-words/en.md), Expanded noun phrases (soft, https://ai.page/c/expanded-noun-phrases/en.md)

Concept id: hyphens-in-prefixed-words. Subject: english. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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