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Discover LudwigThe term "compound words" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to words that are made up of two or more parts, such as "teapot," "basketball," and "sunshine." For example, "The English language has many fascinating compound words like 'doghouse' and 'pickpocket.'".
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They are compound words with the hyphens left out.
There is less room for doubt in German because of the language's infinitely extendable compound words.
I've always loved the English language, the playfulness of compound words, the sounds, the rhythms.
Baker likes compound words, and uses them like two sticks rubbed together to shed sparks.
The German phenomenon of compound words also serves to confound the English sense of humour.
Some compound words are invented but vividly understandable: eye-fringes, hind-shoulders and lung-sponges.
Cummings's linguistic experiments ranged from newly invented compound words to inverted syntax.
The later period is characterized by the richness of its compound words, usually from native roots.
In this context compound words like "Bauharoque" and "Christogenesis" echo Orwell's "NewSpeak".
Even up through last week, Alex was working with Dr. Pepperberg on compound words and hard-to-pronounce words.
The smallest, the hyphens, are used in compound words like "a tie-in for a television show".
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