duad

American  

[doo-ad, dyoo-] / ˈdu æd, ˈdyu- /

noun

1. a group of two; couple; pair.

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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

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

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.

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

The sphere with its two contained bodies breaks up into eight triangles on the meta level, and each of these, on the hyper, into 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

Soul in progress changes from monad to duad; results, 438-m.

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