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dual

Letters that make dual

a, d, l, u are letters that make 'dual'

Words within dual

AL, Al are words within 'dual'

Anagrams of dual

laud, auld are anagrams of 'dual'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dual

duals is a word created by adding a letter to 'dual'

dual is a 4 letter word starting with d
dual is a 4 letter word ending with l

3 possible definitions for 'dual'

Dual as "a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)"

Under this definition, dual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of dual

duality, wave-particle duality are derivatives of 'dual'.

Similar to dual

plural is similar to dual.

Example of dual used within this context

"ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

Dual as "consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs"

Under this definition, dual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

double, duple have the same meaning as 'dual'

Derivatives of dual

dichotomy, duality are derivatives of 'dual'.

Similar to dual

multiple is similar to dual.

Example of dual used within this context

"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"

Dual as "having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson"

Under this definition, dual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

double, two-fold, treble, twofold, threefold, three-fold have the same meaning as 'dual'

Similar to dual

multiple is similar to dual.

Example of dual used within this context

"a double (or dual) role for an actor", "the office of a clergyman is twofold, "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison