Hyphenate wrap-around porch?

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I do not know if it is correct to use a hyphen between the words wrap, and around, in describing a porch that wraps around a house.

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The adjective "wraparound" does not have a hyphen in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, in case you're American, or Oxford English Dictionary (free citation through Lexico), in case you're British, those two tomes being generally accepted as the standard for AmE an BrE, respectively.

edited Sep 03 '19 at 18:46

Kit Z. Fox

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answered Sep 03 '19 at 14:55

Benjamin Harman

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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. – Kit Z. Fox Sep 03 '19 at 18:41
In the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers & Editors (one of their most compact dictionaries) 'wrap-around' does have a hyphen. – baileythegreen Nov 21 '23 at 17:35

Hyphenate wrap-around porch?

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