Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

both-and

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.78 in modern English

Syllables: both--and
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclusive and unjudgmental; accepting different combinations of choices, beliefs, etc. rather than insisting on one or the other.

Example Sentences

"a both-and church"

Etymology

Modelled on either-or.

Inflected Forms

both/and (alternative)

Questions

What does both-and mean?: Inclusive and unjudgmental; accepting different combinations of choices, beliefs, etc. rather than insisting on one or the other.
Where does both-and come from?: Modelled on either-or.

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