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dual

[ doo-uhl, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or noting two.
  2. composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double:

    dual ownership;

    dual controls on a plane.

  3. having a twofold, or double, character or nature.
  4. 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

Grammar.
  1. the dual number.
  2. a form in the dual, as Old English git “you two,” as contrasted with ge “you” referring to three or more.

dual

/ ˈːə /

adjective

  1. relating to or denoting two
  2. twofold; double
  3. (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
  4. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. grammar
    1. the dual number
    2. a dual form of a word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make (a road) into a dual carriageway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dual1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin “containing two, relating to a pair,” equivalent to du(o) two + - -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dual1

C17: from Latin concerning two, from duo two
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"People were finding their way around by torchlight. It was quite surreal seeing the view from my window totally black especially as I live next to a dual carriageway," he said.

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Still, the director said the challenge of visualizing the video game’s dual realities “excites me, because I don’t know how to balance that correctly yet.”

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Today the company of the same name, which has dual headquarters in Yerevan and Miami, is valued at $1.5bn.

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Many experienced dual losses — entering their writing process thinking they would be reflecting on one loss, only for another to occur.

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For Season 2, the dual Hollywood strikes in 2023 meant the showrunner had to step away from the show for five months.

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