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What do you call words made from common English words?
What do you call “that” or “where”?Common sense decision made in a lack of informationEnglish term for switching phonemes between words?What do you call an unexpected combination of words?A Pigeon house or something else?What do you call it when you “extend” a word?What do you call non-standard spellings used by companies that are similar to real English words?Normalizing English wordsWhat are words for higher orders of 'quadratic'?What is the grammatical term for “‑ed” words like these?
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Is there a term for words that are built by combining other ordinary English words together?
For example:
- catfish = cat + fish
- firetruck = fire + truck
- farmhouse = farm + house
- birdcage = bird + cage
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Is there a term for words that are built by combining other ordinary English words together?
For example:
- catfish = cat + fish
- firetruck = fire + truck
- farmhouse = farm + house
- birdcage = bird + cage
single-word-requests
asked 6 hours ago
VillageVillage
827122657
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Is there a term for words that are built by combining other ordinary English words together?
For example:
- catfish = cat + fish
- firetruck = fire + truck
- farmhouse = farm + house
- birdcage = bird + cage
single-word-requests
asked 6 hours ago
VillageVillage
827122657
Is there a term for words that are built by combining other ordinary English words together?
For example:
- catfish = cat + fish
- firetruck = fire + truck
- farmhouse = farm + house
- birdcage = bird + cage
single-word-requests
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They’re called compound words.
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@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
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@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
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@tchrist is this answer okay?
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They’re called compound words.
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
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Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
1
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
1
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
1
@tchrist is this answer okay?
– Ubi hatt
30 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
They’re called compound words.
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
1
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
1
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
1
@tchrist is this answer okay?
– Ubi hatt
30 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
They’re called compound words.
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
They’re called compound words.
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
answered 6 hours ago
NickNick
2,1411713
2,1411713
Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
1
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
1
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
1
@tchrist is this answer okay?
– Ubi hatt
30 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
1
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
1
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
1
@tchrist is this answer okay?
– Ubi hatt
30 mins ago
Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
Is this the standard way to answer? There are nearly 8 votes and non of them informed answerer to provide detain answer.
– Ubi hatt
2 hours ago
1
1
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@Ubihatt - What additional information are you looking for? There's a link to Wikipedia with the relevant parts copied into the body of the answer so it's not a link-only answer.
– SomethingDark
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
@SomethingDark answer has to be written here. You simply can't provide a link.
– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago
1
1
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
– SomethingDark
45 mins ago
@Ubihatt - the answer is written here. The correct term is "compound words." There is no additional information required.
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