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The word "post office" is a compound word. To be exact, it is an open compound.
Post and office are two different words with two different meanings. When they are put together, it forms a new word with a new meaning.
Post+Office= Post Office
Post: noun: a pole or stake set up as a support or marker.
Office: noun: a place, duty or job where one works and conducts a business and meetings.
Post Office: noun: A business that handles and deals with mail.
A compound word is a word that is composed of two or more separate words that are combined to make a new word.
Open compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and are separated by spaces.
Ex: credit card, swimming pool, ice cream, post office
Solid/Closed Compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and do not need to be separated.
Ex: mailbox, sunshine, bookmark, shoelace
Hyphenated compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and are separated using a hyphen.
Ex: mother-in-law, working-class, blue-collar, well-respected, out-of-bounds, long-term
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