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.

单词	open compound
释义	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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