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open compound

noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar) A compound word with spaces in it. For example: hang out, school bus, science fiction.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

closed compound(English)composition(English)cocompounding(English)compoundhood(English)compound predicate word(English)compound(English)cocompound(English)composite sentence(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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