compound-complex sentence

com·pound-com·plex sen·tence

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks sen-tns]
- /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks ˈsɛn tns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks sen-tns]
- /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks ˈsɛn tns/

Definition of compound-complex sentence words

noun compound-complex sentence a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and the rain fell (independent clause) as he entered the house (dependent clause). 1

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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