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karmadharaya

[ kahr-muh-dahr-ee-uh ]

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. a compound of two words in which the first is an adjective and the second a substantive, as blackbird, gentleman, or grandson.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of karmadharaya1

First recorded in 1840–50, karmadharaya is from the Sanskrit word karmadhāraya

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