compound word
compound word · compound words
складне слово
сложное слово
Zusammensetzung, Kompositum
A word composed of two or more stemsA word composed of two or more stems.
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Meaning
1 sensesA word composed of two or more stems.
Zusammensetzung, Kompositum
сло́жное сло́воslóžnoje slóvo
складне́ сло́воskladné slóvo
More definitions
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
Examples
6 sentencesDo you know what compound words are?
A compound word consist of two smaller words.
A compound word is a word that is made by the combination of single words.
"Monday" in Portuguese is a compound word.
ru«Понедельник» в португальском — составное слово.
There are lots of four-character compound words in Japanese, huh?
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From compound + word.From compound + word.
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Forms
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.:compound
Word family
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