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Definition of compound adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

compound

adjective

NAmE//ˈkɑmpaʊnd//, NAmE//kəmˈpaʊnd//

[only before noun] (technology)

formed of two or more parts a compound adjective, such as “fair-skinned” A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.

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