du·ad

(do͞o′ăd′, dyo͞o′-)

A unit of two objects; a pair.

[Greek duas, duad-, two, from duo; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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duad

(ˈdjuːæd)

a rare word for pair¹

[C17: from Greek duas two, a pair]

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du•ad

(ˈdu æd, ˈdyu-)

n.

a group of two; couple; pair.

[1650–60; < Latin duo two + -ad¹]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

duad - two items of the same kind

couplet, distich, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple

fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player

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