dual

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du·al | \ ˈdü(-ə)l

also ˈdyü-əl \

Definition of dual

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 of grammatical number : denoting reference to two a dual pronoun

2a : 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

dual

noun

Definition of dual (Entry 2 of 2)

1 linguistics : the dual (see dual entry 1 sense 1) number of a language

2 linguistics : a linguistic form in the dual

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Synonyms & Antonyms for dual

Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

single

Examples of dual in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Emad Sharghi, an American-Iranian dual citizen based in Washington, is one of at least four Americans wrongfully detained in Iran currently. — ABC News, 28 July 2022 The latter paved the way for his brother Basil, a dual citizen of Sri Lanka and the United States, to take over as finance minister. — Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 Focus Brands currently has 100+ dual-brand sites open across the country. — Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Toledo, a great-grandfather and dual Mexican-American citizen, spent most of his life in Morelos, Mexico, and moved to Highland Park a few months ago to be with family, his granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Chicago Sun-Times. — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Toldedo-Zaragoza is a great-grandfather and dual Mexican-American citizen and leaves behind eight children. — Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 The killing of Damond, who was a dual U.S.-Australian citizen, sparked outrage in the U.S. and Australia. — Essence, 27 June 2022 He was freed 18 days shy of the fifth anniversary of the July 15, 2017, fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old dual U.S.-Australian citizen and yoga teacher who was engaged to be married. — Fox News, 27 June 2022 Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old Colombian national, and Rodolphe Jaar, a 49-year-old dual Haitian-Chilean citizen, were both arrested in January. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 10 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Cougars will be at St. Ignatius this Saturday for a dual with the Wildcats. — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 8 Feb. 2022 Reservoir only got stronger as the match progressed, employing the same aggressive mentality that brought them success earlier in the dual. — Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com, 9 Feb. 2022 Edison took an early 18-0 lead over Southeast with three straight pins to start the dual. — cleveland, 13 Feb. 2022 Kopech was in a dual with Rays pitcher Corey Kluber. — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2022 Lambda also said the Tensorbook supports Windows dual-boot. — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022 Solon took a 46-22 loss in a dual at Aurora over the weekend. — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 8 Feb. 2022 Feeding off their teammate’s energy, the Gladiators won the next four bouts in odd fashion in a win-or-go-home dual. — Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com, 7 Feb. 2022 The Gladiators needed a spark to get back into the dual. — Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com, 13 Jan. 2022 See More

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