compound

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (to put together), from Latin componere, from Latin com- (together) + ponere (to put). As a noun "things which have been put together". Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (group of buildings, village), via Dutch or Portuguese [1].

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compound (plural compounds)

  1. an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
  2. a group of buildings situated close together, eg. for a school or block of offices
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (to put together), from Latin componere, from Latin com- (together) + ponere (to put).

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compound (not comparable)

  1. composed of elements; not simple
    a compound word
    • I. Watts
      Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
  2. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
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  • (composed of elements): simple
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compound (plural compounds)

  1. Anything made by combining several things.
  2. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
  3. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
  4. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
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compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded)

  1. (intransitive) to come together
  2. (intransitive) to come to terms of agreement
  3. (transitive) to put together
  4. (transitive) to add to
  5. (transitive, law) to settle by agreeing on less than the claim
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  1. ^ compound” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).