dvandva
noun
dvan·dva
ˈdvän(ˌ)dvä,
dəˈv-,
-vəndvə
plural dvandvas or 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
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit dvaṁdva, literally, a pair, couple, reduplication of dva two
- current density
- current events
- current intensity
- current liability
- current limiter
- current mark
- current meter
- current of action
- current of rest
- current ratio
- current ripple
- current strength
- current tap
- current transformer
- current yield
- current-bedded
- current-limiting reactor
- currente calamo
- currenter
- currentest
- currentlier
- currentliest
- currently
- currently insured
- currentness