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(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems. Examples include pancake, two-tone, and school bus. In English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

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(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems. Examples include pancake, two-tone, and school bus. In English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

Japanese Meaning

2つ以上の語または語素が組み合わさってできた単語。場合によってはスペースやハイフンで区切られていることもある。

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In class, the linguist explained how a compound word like 'toothbrush' combines two stems to create a new meaning.

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授業で言語学者は、歯ブラシのように二つ以上の語幹から成る複合語が部分を組み合わせて新しい意味を作る仕組みを説明しました。

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(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems. Examples include pancake, two-tone, and school bus. In English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

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A word composed of two or more stems or a prefixed word.

A compound word is formed of two or more simple words; as, country-man, gold-smith, ink-horn; or of a simple word and a preposition; as, over-come, with-draw, dis-engage.

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