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both/and

both/and is the alternative form of both-and.

Meaning of both-and

Adjective

both-and (not comparable)

  1. Inclusive and unjudgmental; accepting different combinations of choices, beliefs, etc. rather than insisting on one or the other.
    • a both-and church

Questions about both/and

What is both/and the alternative form of?
Both/and is the alternative form of both-and.

Words near both/and in the dictionary

  1. both-sidesed
  2. both-sideses
  3. both-sidesing
  4. both-sidesism
  5. both-sidism
  6. both/and
  7. botha
  8. Botha's Hill
  9. Botham
  10. Bothamley
  11. Bothamleys

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