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单词 duology
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Definition of duology in English:

duology

nounPlural duologiesdjuːˈɒlədʒiˌd(y)o͞oˈäləjē
  • A pair of related novels, plays, or films.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A second fantasy duology, set in the West at the time of Darwin, was World Without End (1995) and Sea Without a Shore (1996).
    • It's just more or less obvious that the pending duology will be major hits at the box office and earn rivers of cash.
    • And now that I am finished with this one, a sequel has taken hold of my imagination, titled Lady Of Monochrome - promising to make this a duology.
    • The first three books published in the Mageworlds series can be thought of as either a trilogy or a stand-alone and a duology.
    • The stark stylistic differences between the two volumes is one of the duology's strong points.
    • The trilogy and duology achieved integrated plots, but the episodic nature of the season lent it a fractured feel.
    • I find that I like duologies a lot better than trilogies and quadrilogies so I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of some.
    • It is a flawed but eminently fascinating duology.
    • My favorite movie of his is Waking Life, though the Before duology has been creeping up.
    • The fight has the most sardonically brutal finale of any in the duology.
    • Writing "short" is a challenge, but after the sustained effort of my last duology it's also a relief, and I'm enjoying the opportunity to play with different styles, voices, and subjects.
    • Duologies are a rare occurrence in horror as well as film in general.
    • A second, unrelated duology followed: The Burning Land and The Awakened City.
    Synonyms
    two, couple, duo, brace, twosome

Origin

Mid 19th century: from duo- 'two', on the pattern of trilogy.

 
 

Definition of duology in US English:

duology

nounˌd(y)o͞oˈäləjē
  • A pair of related novels, plays, or movies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And now that I am finished with this one, a sequel has taken hold of my imagination, titled Lady Of Monochrome - promising to make this a duology.
    • The stark stylistic differences between the two volumes is one of the duology's strong points.
    • A second, unrelated duology followed: The Burning Land and The Awakened City.
    • I find that I like duologies a lot better than trilogies and quadrilogies so I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of some.
    • The trilogy and duology achieved integrated plots, but the episodic nature of the season lent it a fractured feel.
    • The first three books published in the Mageworlds series can be thought of as either a trilogy or a stand-alone and a duology.
    • Duologies are a rare occurrence in horror as well as film in general.
    • Writing "short" is a challenge, but after the sustained effort of my last duology it's also a relief, and I'm enjoying the opportunity to play with different styles, voices, and subjects.
    • My favorite movie of his is Waking Life, though the Before duology has been creeping up.
    • A second fantasy duology, set in the West at the time of Darwin, was World Without End (1995) and Sea Without a Shore (1996).
    • The fight has the most sardonically brutal finale of any in the duology.
    • It is a flawed but eminently fascinating duology.
    • It's just more or less obvious that the pending duology will be major hits at the box office and earn rivers of cash.
    Synonyms
    two, couple, duo, brace, twosome

Origin

Mid 19th century: from duo- ‘two’, on the pattern of trilogy.

 
 
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