concept   closed compound
statement   Closed compound words are commonly formed in English-speaking countries by joining two existing words without spaces or hyphens.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 closed compound English-speaking countries Common and easily understood, as in the word 'baseball' 1
2 closed compound English-speaking countries Commonly used and understood in English language, such as 'football' and 'airplane' 1
3 closed compound English-speaking countries Commonly used in English to create new words by joining two existing words without spaces or hyphens, such as 'firefly' or 'skyscraper'. 1