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both

2 conjunction
     
both2

both...and...

used to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing, or situation but also of another:
He's lived in both Britain and America.
She can both speak and write Japanese.
Both he and his wife enjoy tennis.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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