🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Verbindung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-bin-dung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Compound/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/
nounadjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wasser ist eine chemische Verbindung."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture or amalgamation.

    "Water is a chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen."
  2. 2

    An enclosure containing a group of buildings, especially in Asia, guarded by a fence or wall.

    "The diplomatic compound was secured with high walls and guards."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together' (com- 'together' + ponere 'to place'). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French 'compoundre', the term originally referred to mixing substances or elements together before expanding into linguistics, architecture, and general structure.

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