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dual
[ doo-uhl, dyoo- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or noting two.
dual ownership;
dual controls on a plane.
- having a twofold, or double, character or nature.
- Grammar. being or pertaining to a member of the category of number, as in Old English, Old Russian, or Arabic, that denotes two of the things in question.
noun
- the dual number.
- a form in the dual, as Old English git “you two,” as contrasted with ge “you” referring to three or more.
dual
/ ˈdjuːəl /
adjective
- relating to or denoting two
- twofold; double
- (in the grammar of Old English, Ancient Greek, and certain other languages) denoting a form of a word indicating that exactly two referents are being referred to
- maths logic (of structures or expressions) having the property that the interchange of certain pairs of terms, and usually the distribution of negation, yields equivalent structures or expressions
noun
- grammar
- the dual number
- a dual form of a word
verb
- tr to make (a road) into a dual carriageway
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Derived Forms
- ˈdually, adverb
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Other Words From
- du·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dual1
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Example Sentences
In short, Maduro is now facing dual crises: One economic, the other of legitimacy.
Its 8-megapixel camera, inclusive of true-tone and dual-LED f/2.2 aperture flashes, features optical image stabilization.
Gurira says she approaches her work with a dual-continent mindset.
Hossein Darakhshan, born in Tehran on January 7, 1975, has dual Canadian-Iranian nationality.
The dual message was that black people were dirty and dangerous.
Leading citizens, cited to appear before the American authorities, persistently declined to take any part in a dual régime.
Married a dozen years ago, for a second time, to the doctor, they seemed still to be at the first months of their dual happiness.
It was doubtless agreed that they should form a dual alliance, absolute and exclusive.
The dual league of emperors appeared to the world stronger and more illustrious than before.
It is necessary in this connexion to understand the dual character of the German Monarchist party since the ending of the war.
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