"compound sentence" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound sentence (plural compound sentences)
  1. (grammar) A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') or punctuation (such as ','). Coordinate_terms: complex sentence, simple sentence Translations (a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.): բարդ նախադասություն (bard naxadasutʻyun) (Armenian), nevenschikkende zin [masculine] (Dutch), gecoördineerde zin [masculine] (Dutch), rinnasteinen yhdyslause (Finnish), phrase complexe [feminine] (French), რთული ქვეწყობილი წინადადება (rtuli kvec̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba) (Georgian), რთული თანწყობილი წინადადება (rtuli tanc̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba) (Georgian), Satzreihe [feminine] (German), Satzverbindung [feminine] (German), összetett mondat (Hungarian), kalimat majemuk setara (Indonesian), 重文 (jūbun) (Japanese), 병렬문 (byeongnyeolmun) (Korean), ayat majmuk (Malay), zdanie złożone [neuter] (Polish), сложносочинённое предложе́ние (složnosočinjónnoje predložénije) [neuter] (Russian), ayat majmuk (Semai), oración coordinada [feminine] (Spanish), tambalang pangungusap (Tagalog), อเนกรรถประโยค (à-nee-gàt-tà-bprà-yòok) (Thai), ประโยคความรวม (bprà-yòok-kwaam-ruuam) (Thai), brawddeg gyfansawdd [feminine] (Welsh)

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