compound word en · NOUN
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Etymology
From compound + word.
Meanings
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A word composed of two or more stems.
As stated above, compound words are formed by joining two words into one word. Some compound words retain elements of the meanings of the two words. Examples include sunlight, flagpole, flying fish, and bridge-builder.
2018, Dale D. Johnson, Words: The Foundation of Literacyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=Jx9WDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT40&dq=%22compound+words%22Compound words contrast with words built up by the use of affixes. Thus, for example, re-use, substandard, hyperventilate, prehistoric and pro-communist woud not usually be counted as compound words ...
1994, James R. Hurford, Grammar: A Student's Guidehttps://books.google.com/books?id=ZaBKd8pT6kgC&pg=PA43&dq=%22compound+words%22A word is a compound word when it is made up of two or more parts, each of which is a significant word by itself; as, apple-tree, tea-spoon, spend-thrift.
1858, Charles Peter Mason, English grammarhttps://books.google.com/books?id=XmoCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA74&dq=%22compound+word%22A Compound Word, is that which is Compounded of two or more Words; as a Book-Seller, Compounded of Book and Seller; a Watch-man, of Watch and Man.
1700, A. Lane, A Key to the Art of Lettershttps://books.google.ccom/books?id=d81lAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=%22compound+word%221784, Noah Webster, A Grammatical Institute of the English languagehttps://books.google.cz/books?id=S09gAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22compound+word%22https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/evans/N14876.0001.001/1:4?rgn=div1;submit=Go;subview=detail;type=simple;view=fulltext;q1=compound+word A compound word is formed of two or more simple words; as, country-man, gold-smith, ink-horn; or of a simple word and a preposition; as, over-come, with-draw, dis-engage.
Thus it is found in English compound words, e.g. “elbow,” “rainbow,” “bow-net,” “bow-window,” “bow-knot,” “saddle-bow,” and by itself as the designation of a great variety of objects.
1911, “Bow”, in Encyclopædia Britannica:Some important vocabulary words your child needs to study are compound words. A compound word is made when two words are joined together to form a new word. For example, the word rainbow is made using the words rain and bow.
2014, Kelly Hackett, Compound Words--Banana Splits Literacy Center
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hi समास (word composed of others) · izh yhissetty sana (word composed of others) · el σύνθετη λέξη (word composed of others) · sh složenica (word composed of others) · et liitsõna (word composed of others) · nb kompositum (word composed of others) · ru сло́жное сло́во (word composed of others) · ka შედგენილი სიტყვა (word composed of others) · nn samansetjing (word composed of others) · th สมาส (word composed of others) · th คำประสม (word composed of others) · az mürəkkəb söz (word composed of others) · cy gair cyfansawdd (word composed of others) · hu összetétel (word composed of others) · hu összetett szó (word composed of others) · nb sammensetning (word composed of others) · lt žodžių junginys (word composed of others) · uk складне́ сло́во (word composed of others) · ia parola composite (word composed of others) · km ទ្វយវាទ (word composed of others) · ka რთული სიტყვა (word composed of others) · sga comṡuidigthe (word composed of others) · tr birleşik kelime (word composed of others) · br ger kevrennek (word composed of others) · fa هَمساخته (word composed of others) · ko 복합어 (word composed of others) · de Zusammensetzung (word composed of others) · tl salitang tambalan (word composed of others) · gv co-ockle (word composed of others) · mi kupu pūhui (word composed of others) · fa اِسْمِ مُرَکَّب (word composed of others) · bg сло́жна ду́ма (word composed of others) · tr birleşik sözcük (word composed of others) · nn kompositum (word composed of others) · ka კომპოზიტი (word composed of others) · de Kompositum (word composed of others) · wa mot d' aplacaedje (word composed of others) · pl złożenie (word composed of others) · nn samansett ord (word composed of others) · nn samansetting (word composed of others) · ga comhfhocal (word composed of others) · ko 합성어 (word composed of others) · is samsetning (word composed of others) · ml സമസ്തപദം (word composed of others) · sk kompozitum (word composed of others) · eo kunmetaĵo (word composed of others) · br liesger (word composed of others) · da sammensat ord (word composed of others) · ro cuvânt compus (word composed of others) · ka წარმოქმნილი სიტყვა (word composed of others) · fr mot composé (word composed of others) · tl tambalan (word composed of others) · hu szóösszetétel (word composed of others) · th คำผสม (word composed of others) · sk zložené slovo (word composed of others) · id kata majemuk (word composed of others) · vo koboyümavöd (word composed of others) · ta புணர்மொழி (word composed of others) · sq fjalë e përbërë (word composed of others) · nn samansetning (word composed of others) · nl samenstelling (word composed of others) · ta சேர்மச்சொல் (word composed of others) · cs složenina (word composed of others) · cmn 合成詞 /合成词 (word composed of others) · cy cyfansoddair (word composed of others) · cmn 複合詞 /复合词 (word composed of others) · es palabra compuesta (word composed of others) · gd facal fillte (word composed of others) · sq kompozitë (word composed of others) · it parola composta (word composed of others) · hy բարդ բառ (word composed of others) · sv sammansättning (word composed of others) · ca compost (word composed of others) · sl sestavljenka (word composed of others) · fi yhdyssana (word composed of others) · ja 複合語 (word composed of others) · sv sammansatt ord (word composed of others) · ug بىرىككەن سۆز (word composed of others) · nb sammensatt ord (word composed of others) · vi từ ghép (word composed of others) · ms kata majmuk (word composed of others) · sk zloženina (word composed of others) · ja 合成語 (word composed of others) · ta தொடர்மொழி (word composed of others) · pt palavra composta (word composed of others) · sa समास (word composed of others) · te సమాసము (word composed of others) · be скла́данае сло́ва (word composed of others)