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duad

American  
[doo-ad, dyoo-] / ˈdu æd, ˈdyu- /

noun

  1. a group of two; couple; pair.


duad British  
/ ˈdjuːæd /

noun

  1. a rare word for pair 1

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Etymology

Origin of duad

1650–60; < Latin duo two + -ad 1

Example Sentences

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They yield, on the hyper level, two triads, a duad, and a unit.

From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by Sinnett, A. P.

From the monad proceeds an indefinite duad, which is subordinate to the monad as to its cause.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

On the meta level the contained bodies, a triplet, Mg a, a septet, Mg b, and a duad, Mg c, are set free from each globe, thus yielding one hundred and eight meta compounds.

From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by Sinnett, A. P.

The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.

From Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Two, or the duad, is the symbol of diversity, inequality, division, separation, and vicissitudes.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert