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Definition: Compound Sentence |
Compound SentenceNoun1. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Language | A complex sentence whose constituent clauses are grammatically co-ordinate, i. e. no one being dependent on the others, but all being, as it were, added together in sequence, with or without the so-called co-ordinating conjunctions(and, but, etc. ). Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
compound sentence | 41 |
complex compound sentence | 23 |
complex compound sentence simple | 4 |
complex compound sentence test | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "compound sentence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | periode sammensat af sideordnede sætninger (co-ordinate complex sentence), periode sammensat af hovedsætninger (co-ordinate complex sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | phrase complexe coordonnée (co-ordinate complex sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | satzreihe, koordinierter komplexer Satz (co-ordinate complex sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παρατακτική σύνθετη πρόταση (co-ordinate complex sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mellérendelt összetett mondat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | frase composta, frase complessa coordinata (co-ordinate complex sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 重文 (important national treasure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じゅうぶ" (adequate, division into ten, enough, fully, important national treasure, in full, perfect, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient, thorough). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ompoundcay entencesay sentença composta. (various references) сложное предложение. (various references) oración compuesta coordinada (co-ordinate complex sentence), oración compuesta (complex sentence). (various references) bileşik cümle (complex sentence), bağlı cümle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Compound Sentence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compund sentence. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-e-m-n-n-n-o-o-p-s-t-u" | |
-3 letters: denouncements. | |
-4 letters: denouncement. | |
-5 letters: competences, denouements, unconnected. | |
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