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Compound

[n] an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
[n] a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
[n]
[adj] (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
[adj] (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
[adj] consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
[v] put or add together; "combine resources"
[v] make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
[v] create by mixing or combining
[v] combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
[v] calculate principal and interest


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simple, unsubdivided



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