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1) the ability to do: creditworthy – що заслоговує на довіру
2) suitability for something: crashworthy – аварійнобезпечнийб,
airworthy – придатний до польоту
Compounding consists of combining two or more lexical
bases to create a new lexeme. Three types of combination are
used:
a. combination of native contemporary forms: greengrocer,
roadsweeper
b. combination of neoclassical forms: electrolyte, lysosome
c. combination of contemporary and neoclassical forms: bio-
science, megacity
Compounds are the result of a compounding process in
which several lexical bases are bound to generate a new
expression. Its meaning can follow several patterns:
• It can be the addition of the meanings of the lexical elements that
have been united.
• It can acquire an idiomatic meaning related more or less closely
to one or several constituent elements.
• It is possible that the new meaning has nothing in common with
the constituent elements.

Compound Literal sense Idiomatic sense
Bittersweet X

Cockpit X

Spiderweb X
In the compounding process, the lexical elements can be
united without any graphical separation (screwdriver), with a dash
(user-friendly)
A compound is the result of the union of two or more lexical
elements –words, roots or combining forms
Union of several words Landlord = land + lord

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