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compound words

compound words is the plural of compound word.

Meaning of compound word

Noun

compound word (plural compound words)

  1. A word composed of two or more stems.
    • A 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%22
    Synonyms:
    compound

Questions about compound words

What is compound words the plural of?
Compound words is the plural of compound word.

Words near compound words in the dictionary

  1. compound symbol
  2. compound symbols
  3. compound tense
  4. compound time
  5. compound word
  6. compound words
  7. compoundable
  8. compounded
  9. compoundedness
  10. compounder
  11. compounders

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