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du·um·vir | \ du̇-ˈəm-vər 
also dyu̇- \
also dyu̇- \Definition of duumvir
1 : one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court
2 : one of two people jointly holding power
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duumvirate \ d(y)u̇-ˈəm-və-rət \ noun
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