duad

[ doo-ad, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu æd, ˈdyu- /

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noun

a group of two; couple; pair.

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Origin of duad

1650–60; <Latin duotwo + -ad¹

Words nearby duad

DTP vaccine, d.t.'s, DTT, dTTP, du, duad, dual, Duala, Dual Alliance, dual-band, dual-carb

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How to use duad in a sentence

From the monad proceeds an indefinite duad, which is subordinate to the monad as to its cause.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
On the hyper level the triplet becomes a duad and a unit; the duad becomes two units; and the septet a triplet and a quartet.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
A consists of two square-based pyramids turned so as to meet at their apices, and breaks up into two quartet rings and a duad.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.
Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851|Various

It frankly accepts the Duad as the true explanation of the actual universe.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for duad

duad

/ (ˈdjuːæd) /

noun

a rare word for pair 1

Word Origin for duad

C17: from Greek duas two, a pair

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