duad

du·ad

D0408100 (do͞o′ăd′, dyo͞o′-)n. A unit of two objects; a pair.

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[Greek duas, duad-, two, from duo; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

duad

(ˈdjuːæd) n a rare word for pair¹[C17: from Greek duas two, a pair]

du•ad

(ˈdu æd, ˈdyu-)

n. a group of two; couple; pair. [1650–60; < Latin duo two + -ad¹]

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duad - two items of the same kind couplet, distich, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couplefellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberdoubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player