compound
adjective/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
/ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
[only before noun] (specialist)- formed of two or more parts
- a compound adjective, such as fair-skinned
- A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.
Word Originadjective late Middle English compoune (verb), from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere ‘put together’. The final -d was added in the 16th cent. on the pattern of expound and propound.Want to learn more?
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