The difference between Compound word and Open compound

When used as nouns, compound word means a word composed of two or more stems. examples include , and – in english, it may or may not have a space or hyphen, whereas open compound means a compound word with spaces in it. for example: hang out, school bus, science fiction.


check bellow for the other definitions of Compound word and Open compound

  1. Compound word as a noun (linguistics):

    A word composed of two or more stems. Examples include , and – in English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

  1. Open compound as a noun (grammar):

    A compound word with spaces in it. For example: hang out, school bus, science fiction.