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dually

American  
[doo-uh-lee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ə li, ˈdyu- /

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to or involves two people, items, parts, etc..

    Only one program in the region offers graduates the option to be dually licensed as both mental health and substance abuse counselors.

    Recent studies have identified individuals who are dually infected with two distinct strains of HIV.


Etymology

Origin of dually

dual + -ly

Example Sentences

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The combined company’s shares will be dually listed on both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange, where they will trade under the ticker “XNDU.”

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the declines nationwide are steeper at four-year schools than at community colleges, which have benefited from double-digit increases in high school students dually enrolled in college-level classes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Soto has often dually expressed an interest in staying in Washington and doing so through the open-market process of free agency.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022

Health system officials assert many of these investments are dually beneficial to their nonprofit missions, providing extra income and better care through new medical devices, software and other innovations, including ones their hospitals use.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2021

She was not quite pleased and not altogether offended at his addressing them dually.

From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George

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