| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
decompound (ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts |
| 2. | made up of one or more compounds |
| —vb | |
| 3. | a less common word for decompose |
| 4. | obsolete to mix with or form from one or more compounds |