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Used when joining prefixes and suffixes according to stylistic rules, often to avoid confusion in pronunciation or meaning

I must re‐press the shirt (to avoid confusion with repress).

Used to indicate common parts of repeated compounds

nineteenth‐ and twentieth‐century.

Used to connect words in compound terms

freeze‐dry.

Used to distinguish syllables or letters

W‐O‐R‐D spells word.

Used to connect words in a compound modifier according to various stylistic rules

real‐world examples (but examples are from the real world).

Used to hide letters

G‐d for God.