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compound imperatives

compound imperatives is the plural of compound imperative.

Meaning of compound imperative

Noun

compound imperative (plural compound imperatives)

  1. Two or more imperative clauses joined in a single sentence
    • e.g. speak now or forever hold your peace
  2. A word constructed from the imperative of a verb plus one or more pronouns
    • e.g. (in Italian) portiamoglieli - let's take them to him

Questions about compound imperatives

What is compound imperatives the plural of?
Compound imperatives is the plural of compound imperative.

Words near compound imperatives in the dictionary

  1. compound fruits
  2. compound householder
  3. compound householders
  4. compound hyperopia
  5. compound imperative
  6. compound imperatives
  7. compound interest
  8. compound interests
  9. compound interval
  10. compound intervals
  11. compound key

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