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Defenition of the word dual

    • Defenition of the word dual

      • In some languages, grammatical number related to precisely 2 objects of the same type (in general, for objects that naturally belong together), as opposed to singular and plural.
      • Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities.
      • consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
      • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
      • a grammatical number category referring to two items or units (as opposed to one item (singular) or more than one item (plural)); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
      • a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
      • consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a me
      • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederic
      • a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
      • consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
      • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

    Synonyms for the word dual

      • double
      • duple
      • threefold
      • treble
      • twofold

    Similar words in the dual

      • multiple
      • plural

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