Complete Definition of "compound word"

English

Noun
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compound word

  1. A word composed of two or more other words, but with a single meaning. Examples include pancake, two-tone, and school bus.

Translations
trans-top|word composed of others
Finnish: yhdyssana
Japanese: ��� (�����, fukug�go)
Serbian: složenica
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Derived terms
closed compound
hyphenated compound
open compound

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Category:Grammar

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