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compound sentence

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') or punctuation (such as ',').

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sentence

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բարդ նախադասություն (bard naxadasutʻyun) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Azerbaijani: mürəkkəb cümlə — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Azerbaijani: tabesiz mürəkkəb cümlə — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Dutch: nevenschikkende zin — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Dutch: gecoördineerde zin — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Finnish: rinnasteinen yhdyslause — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • French: phrase complexe — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Georgian: რთული ქვეწყობილი წინადადება (rtuli kvec̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Georgian: რთული თანწყობილი წინადადება (rtuli tanc̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • German: Satzreihe — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • German: Satzverbindung — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Hungarian: összetett mondat — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Indonesian: kalimat majemuk setara — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Japanese: 重文 (jūbun) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Korean: 병렬문 (byeongnyeolmun) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Malay: ayat majmuk — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Polish: zdanie złożone — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Russian: сложносочинённое предложе́ние (složnosočinjónnoje predložénije) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Semai: ayat majmuk — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Spanish: oración coordinada — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Tagalog: tambalang pangungusap — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Thai: อเนกรรถประโยค (à-nee-gàt-tà-bprà-yòok) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Thai: ประโยคความรวม (bprà-yòok-kwaam-ruuam) — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
  • Welsh: brawddeg gyfansawdd — a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.