~であり (formal continuative copula)

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The formal continuative ~であり, the conjunctive/linking form of である — 'X is Y, and ...' Joins clauses or nominal predicates in elevated prose; chains as AはBであり、Cである for 'A is both B and C.' Common in academic writing, biographies, profiles, speeches, and formal reports. Written/literary register; the everyday equivalent is the copula te-form ~で.

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