Dual Definition & Meaning

dual
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. 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
  3. 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"

Synonyms for dual

double adv

downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain" two together

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duple adj

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk

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multiple adj

having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership

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plural adj

composed of more than one member, set, or kind grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units the

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threefold adv

by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" three times as great or many

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treble adj

having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice

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twofold adv

by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year" having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or

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"Dual" in song lyrics

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  • "I doubt you really wanna dual"
    Royal T f/ Big June — Servin' Fools
  • "samsung dual"
    AOL — AOL
  • "racing master cylinder for sale dual"
    AOL — AOL

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Frequently asked questions

What does dual mean?
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" 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
What part of speech is dual?
Dual is an adjective.
How many definitions does dual have?
Dual has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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