Grep of noun dual
dual carriageway
dual inline package switch
dual scan display
dualism
dualist
duality
gradual
individual
residual
Overview of adj dual
The adj dual has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) double, dual, duple -- (consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "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")
2. double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold -- (having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison)
3. dual -- (a grammatical number category referring to two items or units (as opposed to one item (singular) or more than one item (plural)); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek")
Antonyms of adj dual
3 senses of dual
Sense 1
double, dual, duple
INDIRECT (VIA multiple) -> single
Sense 2
double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold
INDIRECT (VIA multiple) -> single
Sense 3
dual
INDIRECT (VIA plural) -> singular
Similarity of adj dual
3 senses of dual
Sense 1
double, dual, duple
=> multiple (vs. single)
Sense 2
double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold
=> multiple (vs. single)
Sense 3
dual
=> plural (vs. singular)
Attributes of adj dual
Familiarity of adj dual
dual used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj dual
dual
dual-lane
dualistic
gradual
individual
residual
Overview of adj dual
The adj dual has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) double, dual, duple -- (consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "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")
2. double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold -- (having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison)
3. dual -- (a grammatical number category referring to two items or units (as opposed to one item (singular) or more than one item (plural)); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek")
dual definition
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