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adjective du·al \ ˈdü(-ə)l also ˈdyü-əl \

Definition of dual

1 of grammatical number :denoting reference to two

a dual pronoun

2 a :consisting of two parts or elements or having two like parts :double

families with dual incomes

held dual citizenship in France and the U.S.

a dual function

a dual exhaust system

b :having a double character or nature

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dually

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Examples of dual in a Sentence

the dual purpose of the study
She pursued dual careers in music and acting.

Recent Examples of dual from the Web

The matchups that will decide Alabama vs. Florida State (247Sports) FSU hopes for different fate against Alabama dual-threat QB Jalen Hurts (Orlando Sentinel) For Alabama, non-conference games = W Will Florida State end the streak this weekend?

— matt zenitz, AL.com, "What they're saying nationally about Alabama-Florida State," 30 Aug. 2017
Brohm is prepared to play multiple quarterbacks in the opener, and don’t be surprised to see redshirt freshman Jared Sparks, a dual threat, at the position.

— mike carmin, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville vs. Purdue 2017 | Five things to know about Purdue," 28 Aug. 2017
Morrissey demonstrated his dual-threat ability, scoring on runs of 21 and 13 yards that upped East's lead to 27-0 at 6:37 of the third quarter.

— pat disabato, Daily Southtown, "Brendan Morrissey makes impact, lifts Lincoln-Way East past Crete-Monee," 26 Aug. 2017
Other homes are going for new dual-capacity washer-dryer sets.

— jamie gold, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The new laundry room," 25 Aug. 2017
One of the most captivating mission proposals, however, from Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), is to send a dual-quadcopter to Saturn's hydrocarbon moon of liquid methane, Titan.

— jay bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Push for a Helicopter Drone to Explore Saturn's Moon Titan," 24 Aug. 2017
In a 2014 interview with Vanity Fair West Coast editor Krista Smith, Shepard marveled that his dual-track career as a writer and actor inspired such curiosity.

— rebecca keegan, HWD, "Avatar 2 Is Coming. Seriously, This Time.," 31 July 2017
All of the others are dual U.S.-Iranian citizens: Siamak Namazi was detained in October 2015; his father Baquer Namazi was detained four months later.

— krishnadev calamur, The Atlantic, "The Princeton Student Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Iran," 17 July 2017
Samsung’s making good use of the acquisition by packing in a pair of AKG dual-driver earbuds in every Galaxy S8 box.

— michael simon, PCWorld, "Galaxy Note8: Everything we know about Samsung’s next flagship phablet," 17 July 2017

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