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compound q(medicine)
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compound 3, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Past participle of compoun 'to compound' (14-17 centuries), from Old French componre, from Latin componere; COMPOUND2]
compound eye/leaf etc
a single eye, leaf etc that is made up of two or more parts
-see also simple simple
compound noun/adjective etc
a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. For example, 'ice cream' is a compound noun
compound sentence
a sentence that has two or more main parts
-see also complex sentence complex sentence