dual

[ doo-uhl, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or noting two.

composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double: dual ownership; dual controls on a plane.

having a twofold, or double, character or nature.

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.

the dual number.

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

Origin of dual

1535–45; <Latin duālis containing two, relating to a pair, equivalent to du(o) two + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dual

du·al·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dual

dual , duel

Words nearby dual

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

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Example sentences from the Web for dual

Hossein Darakhshan, born in Tehran on January 7, 1975, has dual Canadian-Iranian nationality.
Iran’s Blogfather Walks Free After Six Years in Jail|IranWire|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These dual complaints have made for some strange bedfellows.
Glenn Beck’s Anti-Common Core Kumbaya Moment|David Freedlander|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There has been very little mourning of this dual scalping, just a sense of inevitability.
Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?|Tim Teeman|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Al-Huthaili is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the two countries are not bound by a bilateral extradition treaty.
Saudi Beauty Says She Robbed Banks for Her Mafia Lover|Caitlin Dickson|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Like Global Cures, the group has a dual mission of providing information on alternative cures and encouraging their study.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We may find that we can so divide our entity that we can be conscious of a double-brain existence in a dual action.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877|Various
But science has taught us to know ourselves not as dual, but as one.
Myths and Dreams|Edward Clodd
The emotions are dual as well as the sensations, as we have seen in the first chapter.
The Religious Sentiment|Daniel G. Brinton
Mamise suffered doubly from her dual interest in Abbie and in Davidge.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
The word waren signifies a dual possession—the one beneficent, and the other malignant.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dual

dual

/ (ˈdjuːəl) /

adjective

relating to or denoting two

twofold; double

(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

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

noun

grammar

the dual number
a dual form of a word

verb duals, dualling or dualled

(tr) British to make (a road) into a dual carriageway

Derived forms of dual

dually, adverb

Word Origin for dual

C17: from Latin duālis concerning two, from duo two

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

单词	dual
释义	dual [ doo-uhl, dyoo- ] / ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dual ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, relating to, or noting two. composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double: dual ownership; dual controls on a plane. having a twofold, or double, character or nature. 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. the dual number. a form in the dual, as Old English git “you two,” as contrasted with ge “you” referring to three or more. Origin of dual 1535–45; <Latin duālis containing two, relating to a pair, equivalent to du(o) two + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM dual du·al·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dual dual , duel Words nearby dual d.t.'s, DTT, dTTP, du, duad, dual, Duala, Dual Alliance, dual-band, dual-carb, dual carriageway Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dual Hossein Darakhshan, born in Tehran on January 7, 1975, has dual Canadian-Iranian nationality. Iran’s Blogfather Walks Free After Six Years in Jail\|IranWire\|November 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These dual complaints have made for some strange bedfellows. Glenn Beck’s Anti-Common Core Kumbaya Moment\|David Freedlander\|July 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There has been very little mourning of this dual scalping, just a sense of inevitability. Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?\|Tim Teeman\|June 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Al-Huthaili is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the two countries are not bound by a bilateral extradition treaty. Saudi Beauty Says She Robbed Banks for Her Mafia Lover\|Caitlin Dickson\|May 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Like Global Cures, the group has a dual mission of providing information on alternative cures and encouraging their study. How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer\|ProPublica\|April 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We may find that we can so divide our entity that we can be conscious of a double-brain existence in a dual action. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877\|Various But science has taught us to know ourselves not as dual, but as one. Myths and Dreams\|Edward Clodd The emotions are dual as well as the sensations, as we have seen in the first chapter. The Religious Sentiment\|Daniel G. Brinton Mamise suffered doubly from her dual interest in Abbie and in Davidge. The Cup of Fury\|Rupert Hughes The word waren signifies a dual possession—the one beneficent, and the other malignant. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dual dual / (ˈdjuːəl) / adjective relating to or denoting two twofold; double (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 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 noun grammar the dual number a dual form of a word verb duals, dualling or dualled (tr) British to make (a road) into a dual carriageway Derived forms of dual dually, adverb Word Origin for dual C17: from Latin duālis concerning two, from duo two 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 Words related to dual binary, double, duplex, duplicate, matched, paired, twin, bifold, binal, coupled, doubleheader, duple
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dual

adjective

noun Grammar.

Origin of dual

OTHER WORDS FROM dual

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dual

Words nearby dual

Example sentences from the Web for dual

British Dictionary definitions for dual

adjective

noun

verb duals, dualling or dualled

Derived forms of dual

Word Origin for dual

Words related to dual