The difference between Closed compound and Hyphenated compound

When used as nouns, closed compound means a compound word without spaces in it. some examples: dishcloth, keyboard, pancake, altogether, accuse, waterproof, whereas hyphenated compound means a compound word combined using hyphens, such as get-together, half-baked, two-tone, or broad-minded.

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  1. Closed compound as a noun (grammar):

    A compound word without spaces in it. Some examples: dishcloth, keyboard, pancake, altogether, accuse, waterproof.

  1. Hyphenated compound as a noun (grammar):

    A compound word combined using hyphens, such as get-together, half-baked, two-tone, or broad-minded.

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