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Dual
see synonyms of dualAdjective
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Example Sentences:'an egg with a double yolk''a double (binary) star''double doors''dual controls for pilot and copilot''duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure'
2. double, dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Example Sentences:'a double (or dual) role for an actor''the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence''every episode has its double and treble meaning'
3. dual
a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
Example Sentences:'ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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