What is a compound word?

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A compound word is a word formed by combining two or more smaller words or morphemes. These smaller units can be words on their own or prefixes and suffixes. For example, "toothbrush" is a compound word formed by combining "tooth" and "brush." Compound words can be written as separate words, hyphenated,...
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A compound word is a word formed by combining two or more smaller words or morphemes. These smaller units can be words on their own or prefixes and suffixes. For example, "toothbrush" is a compound word formed by combining "tooth" and "brush." Compound words can be written as separate words, hyphenated, or joined together as a single word, depending on language and style rules. read less
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A compound word is a word formed from two or more individual words in the English language. For eg., icecream
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it's two or more attached meaningful smallest parts coming in a word
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Compound words are two or more words grouped together to form a new word with a new meaning. For Example: ice + cream = ice-cream foot + ball = football Tooth + Brush = Toothbrush
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Compound words are two or more words grouped together to form a new word with a new meaning. For Example: ice + cream = ice-cream foot + ball = football Tooth + Brush = Toothbrush read less
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