Usually means: Compound connecting two equal elements.
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  1. dvandva: Merriam-Webster
  2. dvandva: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dvandva: Wiktionary
  4. dvandva: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. dvandva: Dictionary.com
  6. Dvandva: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. dvandva (Dwandwa): Glossary of Sanskrit Terms in Integral Yoga Literature

Definitions from Wiktionary (dvandva)

noun:  (linguistics, lexicography) A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese, but less so in English.

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