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dual

du·al [ d əl ]

adjective

Definition:

1. having two similar elements: having two parts, functions, aspects, or items of a similar kind

dual citizenship

2. having two distinct aspects: made up of two distinct, often opposite, parts

serve a dual purpose

3. specifying two: in various languages, used to describe a grammatical number category, in addition to singular and plural, that specifies two people or things

noun

Definition:

grammar dual number or inflected form: dual number, or, in various languages, the inflected form of a noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb that refers to dual number

[Early 17th century. < Latin dualis< duo "two"]

du·al·ly adverb

Spelling Note


	dual or duel? Do not confuse the spelling of dual and duel, which sound similar. Dual is chiefly used as an adjective, meaning "having two elements or aspects" or "double," as in dual citizenship, a dual-purpose device. Duel is chiefly used as a noun, denoting a fight between two people: He took offense at this remark and challenged the man to a duel.