Definition of 'dual'

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dual

(djuːəl , US duː- )

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Dual means having two parts, functions, or aspects.

...his dual role as head of the party and head of state.

Rob may be entitled to dual nationality.

Synonyms: twofold, double, twin, matched More Synonyms of dual

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dual in British English

(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

4. mathematics, 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

5. grammar

the dual number

a dual form of a word

verbWord forms: duals, dualling or dualled

6. (transitive) British

to make (a road) into a dual carriageway

Derived forms

dually (ˈdually)

adverb

Word origin

C17: from Latin duālis concerning two, from duo two

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dual in American English

(ˈduəl ; ˈdjuəl )

adjective

of two

having or composed of two parts or kinds, like or unlike; double; twofold

a dual nature

noun Linguistics

dual number

a word having dual number

Derived forms

duality (duˈality) (duˈæləti ; djuˈæləti )

noun

dually (ˈdually)

adverb

Word origin

L dualis < duo, two

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dual in American English

(ˈduːəl, ˈdjuː-)

adjective

of, pertaining 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

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

the dual number

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

Derived forms

dually

adverb

Word origin

[1535–45; ‹ L duālis containing two, relating to a pair, equiv. to du(o) two + -ālis -al1]

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The tunnel would be a dual carriageway.Dual fuel bills could go up 100 a year.The dual role can also be used to reduce the player's tax bill.TWO men fed up with roadworks reopened a dual carriageway - by removing 50 cones.Such a gift would have a dual purpose.Reader also maintains a dual financial identity to cover respective household bills.There is an increasing recognition of the need to be proactive with regard to dual nationality.Being dual purpose keeps us going all year round.At the same time her political activism forged a dual public identity.Poland allows people to hold dual nationality.

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British English: dual ADJECTIVE /ˈdjuːəl/

Dual means having two parts, functions, or aspects.

...his dual role as head of the party and head of state.

American English: dual /ˈduəl/
Brazilian Portuguese: duplo
Chinese: 双重的
European Spanish: doble
French: double
German: doppelt
Italian: doppio
Japanese: 二重の
Korean: 이중의
European Portuguese: duplo
Latin American Spanish: doble
Thai: ที่เป็นคู่, ที่มีสองส่วน

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