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单词 open compound
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Definition of open compound in English:

open compound

noun
  • A word made up of two or more existing words separated by a space, e.g. school bus, life jacket, mobile phone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the North Central Desert sign languages, we do not find the kind of open compounds that are so freely invented by the Cistercian monks.
    • Look up the following newish open compounds in a modern dictionary to see if they are yet recorded as lexemes in English.
    • Open compounds are naturally thought of as single units.
    • The task of finding the open compounds in text which ought to have lexical entries is a very difficult one.
    • In an index including many open compounds starting with the same word, the word-by-word system may be easier for users.
    • When a noun that is an open compound is preceded by an adjective, a hyphen is often added to prevent confusion.
    • When two or more closely related words form a single thought in an open compound, only the end word becomes plural.
    • Compare running shoes and running water: the first is an open compound and single-stressed.
 
 

Definition of open compound in US English:

open compound

noun
  • A word made up of two or more existing words separated by a space, e.g. school bus, life jacket, mobile phone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The task of finding the open compounds in text which ought to have lexical entries is a very difficult one.
    • When a noun that is an open compound is preceded by an adjective, a hyphen is often added to prevent confusion.
    • In an index including many open compounds starting with the same word, the word-by-word system may be easier for users.
    • In the North Central Desert sign languages, we do not find the kind of open compounds that are so freely invented by the Cistercian monks.
    • Open compounds are naturally thought of as single units.
    • When two or more closely related words form a single thought in an open compound, only the end word becomes plural.
    • Compare running shoes and running water: the first is an open compound and single-stressed.
    • Look up the following newish open compounds in a modern dictionary to see if they are yet recorded as lexemes in English.
 
 
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