1 dvandva | Definition of dvandva

dvandva

noun
dvan·​dva | \ ˈdvän(ˌ)dvä, dəˈv-, -vəndvə\
plural dvandvas or dvandva

Definition of dvandva

: a class of compound words having two immediate constituents that are equal in rank and related to each other as if joined by and : a compound word belonging to this class (as bittersweet, secretary-treasurer, sociopolitical) — see copulative entry 2 sense 2

History and Etymology for dvandva

Sanskrit dvaṁdva, literally, a pair, couple, reduplication of dva two

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