Assertion: en dash | /r/ObjectUse | used of hyphen
Facets:
value: in english
type: OTHER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: in compound (phrasal) attributives
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In English, the en dash is usually used instead of a hyphen in compound (phrasal) attributives in which one or both elements is itself a compound, especially when the compound element is an open compound, meaning it is not itself hyphenated.
text: An en dash is used more like a hyphen because it connects words.
text: The en-dash is used also instead of the hyphen when at least one of the connected terms already is a compound.