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 Definitions of compound sentence  [ˈkɒm paʊnd]  

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Definition of 'compound sentence' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) compound sentence
a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usu. joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and (conjunction) the rain fell (independent clause).

Etymology:  (1765–75)

Definition of 'compound sentence' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) compound sentence
a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

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