Compound
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English
Etymology
- From Middle English compounen < Middle French comonre, compondre "to put together"
< Latin componere < Latin com- "together" + ponere "to put".
Pronunciation
- (adjective, noun):
- (RP): /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/, /"kQmpaUnd/
- (US): kŏm'pound, /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/, /"kAmpaUnd/
- (verb): kəmpound', /kəmˈpaʊnd/, /kQm"paUnd/
Adjective
Compound (no comparative or superlative)
- composed of elements; not simple
Synonyms
- (composed of elements): composite
Antonyms
- (composed of elements): simple
Derived terms
Translations
composed of elements
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Noun
Compound (plural Compounds)
- anything made by combining several things
- (chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) a substance made from the chemical combination of elements
- (linguistics) a word formed by writing two or more words as one; for example "laptop", formed from "lap" and "top"
Synonyms
- (anything made by combining several things): amalgam, blend, composite, mix, mixture
- (word): compound word
Translations
anything made by combining several things
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chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements
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linguistics: word formed by combining other words
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Noun
Compound (plural Compounds)
- an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Synonyms
- (enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined): gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison
Translations
enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
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Intransitive verb
to compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past compounded, past participle compounded)
- to come together
- to come to terms of agreement
Synonyms
- (to come to terms of agreement): agree
Translations
to come together
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to come to terms of agreement
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Transitive verb
to compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past compounded, past participle compounded)
- to put together
- to add to
- (law{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) to settle by agreeing on less than the claim
Synonyms
- (to put together): assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite
- (to add to): augment, increase
- (law: to settle by agreeing on less than the claim): settle
Translations
to put together
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to add to
law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim
Derived terms
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