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And Rosta scripsit:
> > As for the kinds of composition, "coordinate" means that the relation
> > is simmetrical (for instance, an AND or an OR relation, as in the
> > English words "greenhouse", "houseboat",..),
>
> Are there examples where the relation is OR?
English doesn't have this kind, but there's a Sanskrit compound
"victory-defeat" meaning "victory or defeat, as the case may be".
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