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compound number

com·pound num·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound nuhm-ber]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈnʌm bər/
    • /ˈkɒm.paʊnd ˈnʌmbə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound nuhm-ber]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈnʌm bər/

Definitions of compound number words

  • noun compound number a quantity expressed in two or more different but related units 3
  • noun compound number a quantity expressed in two or more sorts of related units (Ex.: 4 ft, 7 in; 1 lb, 3 oz) 3
  • noun compound number a quantity expressed in more than one denomination or unit, as one foot six inches or one minute twenty seconds. 1
See all 3 definitions of compound number

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Origin of compound number

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60

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Parts of speech for Compound number

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

compound number popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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