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compound word

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compound word

Word that is formed from two or more other words. For example, teapot, from tea and pot; blackbird, from black and bird.

Most compound words are nouns, but adjectives and verbs are also formed in this way. Some examples of nouns are coffee table, haircut, and washing machine; examples of adjectives are breathtaking, homesick, and law-abiding; and examples of verbs are rubber-stamp, keyboard, and overestimate.

Compound words may be written as one word, hyphenated, or as two words. Some examples are babysitter, bookshop, and keyhole; cover-up, man-eating, and spin-off; and pocket money, question mark, and social services.



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A Noun is a composite significant sound, not marking time, of which no part is in itself significant: for in double or compound words we do not employ the separate parts as if each were in itself significant.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
The river was half a mile in width, yet every word uttered by the chieftain was heard; this may be partly attributed to the distinct manner in which every syllable of the compound words in the Indian language is articulated and accented; but in truth, a savage warrior might often rival Achilles himself for force of lungs.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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