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compound noun

com·pound noun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound noun]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd naʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound noun]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd naʊn/

Definitions of compound noun words

  • adjective compound noun composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. 1
  • adjective compound noun having or involving two or more actions or functions: The mouth is a compound organ. 1
  • adjective compound noun Grammar. of or relating to a compound sentence or compound-complex sentence. 1
  • adjective compound noun consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, forming a compound noun, compound adjective, compound verb, or compound preposition, as housetop, many-sided, playact, or upon. consisting of any two or more parts that have identifiable meaning, as a base and a noninflectional affix (return, follower), a base and a combining form (biochemistry), two combining forms (ethnography), or a combining form and a noninflectional affix (aviary, dentoid). 1
  • adjective compound noun (of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write (opposed to simple). 1
  • adjective compound noun Botany. composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole: a compound fruit. 1
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Origin of compound noun

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English compounen < Middle French compon- (stem of compondre) < Latin compōnere, equivalent to com- com- + pōnere to put; (adj.) Middle English compouned, past participle of compounen, as above

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Parts of speech for Compound noun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compound noun

compound noun popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

compound noun usage trend in Literature

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