COMPOUND
Compound
In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the process of word formation that creates compound lexemes . That is, in familiar terms, compounding occurs when two or more words are joined together to make them one word. The meaning of the compound may be very different from the meanings of its components in isolation.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Compound (linguistics)
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compound
Noun
- an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
- a group of buildings situated close together, eg. for a school or block of offices
Noun (etymology 2)
- Anything made by combining several things.
- A substance made from any combination elements.
- A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
- A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example , formed from and .
Verb
- To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
- to compound a medicine
- To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
- To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
- To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
- to compound a debt
- To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
- To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
- To compose; to constitute.
Adjective
- composed of elements; not simple
- a compound word
- An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
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