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Type Words
Synonyms double, duple
Derivation duality


dual controls for pilot and copilot.
Type Words
Synonyms double, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold


a double (or dual) role for an actor.
Type Words
Derivation duality


ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek.

Examples of dual

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Before the Jarvis-Gann measure, local agencies and their boards had dual duties.
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In 2004 the school became the only one in Division I history to win dual titles.
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Taylor won their previous meeting, 12-4, at the Iowa-Penn State dual in January.
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I'm not too concerned about winning dual meets early in the season, in December.
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By contrast, Intel's quad-core chips merely bundle two dual-core chips together.
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Two of the six bedrooms are suites, and the master bathroom features dual sinks.
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Leah grew up in West Chicago but was born in Sao Paulo and has dual citizenship.
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Now Samsung has a dual-core solar-powered netbook for $400 with a 250 gig drive.
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Also, dual productions can create tension or at least the perception of tension.
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  • Double: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "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"
  • Double: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
  • A grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
  • Is a fourteen episode series created in 1999 by Masaki Kajishima and produced by AIC, both well-known for the Tenchi Muyo! franchise. It is licensed in the US by Pioneer LDC, later known as Geneon. ...
  • Dual is an album by four acclaimed Irish and Scottish musicians: u00C9amonn Doorley, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (both prominently of Danu00FA), Julie Fowlis and Ross Martin.
  • Dual (pronounced do-AL) is a brand name of audio and video electronics.
  • In category theory, a branch of mathematics, duality is a correspondence between properties of a category C and so-called dual properties of the opposite category Cop. ...
  • DUAL is a general cognitive architecture integrating the connectionist and symbolic approaches at the micro level. DUAL is based on decentralized representation and emergent computation. ...
  • Dual is a 2005 independent western drama film directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by and starring Michael Worth.