"recursive compound word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: recursive compound words [plural]
Etymology: From recursive + compound word (which itself, being a compound word, is autological), making the word recursive compound word autological too. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|recursive|compound word}} recursive + compound word Head templates: {{en-noun|head=recursive compound word}} recursive compound word (plural recursive compound words)
  1. (linguistics) Compound word composed of at least one other compound word. Categories (topical): Linguistics Hypernyms: compound word Derived forms: recursive compound Related terms: recursive acronym
    Sense id: en-recursive_compound_word-en-noun-Jq8EwN74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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