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This document defines compound words and blending words. Compounding involves combining two or more words to form a new word, such as firefighter or living room. There are three types of headedness in compounds: endocentric, coordinative, and exocentric. Compounds can also take the form of compound verbs, compound adjectives, and compound nouns. Blending involves combining parts of two words to form a new word, such as brunch from breakfast and lunch or smog from smoke and fog. Examples of blended words pro

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Kezia

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