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dvandva

dvand·va [ dvn dv, də vnd v ] (plural dvand·vas)


noun 
Definition:
 
compound word: a compound word made up of two parts of equal status that would make sense if joined by "and" instead of being compounded, e.g. "push-pull" and "Marxist-Leninist"

[Mid-19th century < Sanskrit, doubling of dva "two"]
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