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| ba·hu·vri·hi [ bhoo vr hee ] (plural ba·hu·vri·his) |
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compound word: a compound word in which the first part describes the second or governs it grammatically, and the second element cannot be substituted for the whole, e.g. "yellowhammer" or "afternoon"
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| [Mid-19th century. < Sanskrit bahuvrīhi "possessing much rice," a typical example of this class] |
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