SINCE 1828
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
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