Dual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˌoʊɾɪˌoʊmətˌæbˈɑːlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈuːəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɪmˌoʊɾɪˌoʊmətˌæbˈɑːlɪk/.

Examples

an egg with a double yolk
a double (binary) star
double doors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

threefold two-fold twofold three-fold double treble duple

Parts of Speech

adjective	consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs “an egg with a double yolk”
adjective	having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison “a double (or dual) role for an actor”
adjective	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”

Word Forms

duality

noun

being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

double

consistant en ou impliquant deux parties ou composants généralement par paires

🇮🇹Italian

doppio

costituito o coinvolgente due parti o componenti solitamente in coppia

🇳🇱Dutch

dubbel

bestaande uit of met twee delen of componenten, meestal in paren

🇷🇺Russian

двойной

состоящий из двух частей или компонентов или включающих их, обычно попарно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोहरी

आमतौर पर जोड़े में दो भागों या घटकों से मिलकर बना या शामिल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বৈত

সাধারণত জোড়ায় দুটি অংশ বা উপাদান নিয়ে গঠিত বা জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

இரட்டை

பொதுவாக ஜோடிகளில் இரண்டு பாகங்கள் அல்லது கூறுகளை உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వంద్వ

సాధారణంగా జతలలో రెండు భాగాలు లేదా భాగాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दुहेरी

सहसा जोड्यांमध्ये दोन भाग किंवा घटकांचा समावेश किंवा समावेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વિ

સામાન્ય રીતે જોડીમાં બે ભાગો અથવા ઘટકોનો સમાવેશ અથવા સમાવેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ವಂದ್ವ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಜೋಡಿಯಾಗಿ ಎರಡು ಭಾಗಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಘಟಕಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരട്ട

സാധാരണയായി ജോഡികളായി രണ്ട് ഭാഗങ്ങളോ ഘടകങ്ങളോ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നതോ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਹਰਾ

ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੋੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوہری

عام طور پر جوڑوں میں دو حصوں یا اجزاء پر مشتمل یا شامل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

双重的

由通常成对的两个部分或组件组成或涉及两个部分或组件

🇯🇵Japanese

デュアル

通常はペアになっている 2 つの部分またはコンポーネントからなる、またはそれらを含む

🇰🇷Korean

듀얼

일반적으로 쌍으로 두 부분 또는 구성 요소로 구성되거나 관련됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hai

bao gồm hoặc liên quan đến hai bộ phận hoặc thành phần thường theo cặp

🇹🇭Thai

คู่

ประกอบด้วยหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับสองส่วนหรือส่วนประกอบโดยปกติจะเป็นคู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ganda

terdiri dari atau melibatkan dua bagian atau komponen biasanya berpasangan

🇵🇭Filipino

dalawahan

binubuo ng o kinasasangkutan ng dalawang bahagi o sangkap na karaniwang magkapares

🇲🇾Malay

dwi

terdiri daripada atau melibatkan dua bahagian atau komponen biasanya berpasangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزدوج

تتكون من أو تتضمن جزأين أو مكونات عادة في أزواج

🇮🇷Persian

دوگانه

متشکل از یا شامل دو بخش یا جزء معمولاً به صورت جفت

🇹🇷Turkish

çift

genellikle çiftler halinde iki parça veya bileşenden oluşan veya bunları içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּפוּל

המורכב משני חלקים או רכיבים או מרכיבים אותם בדרך כלל בזוגות

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