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Meaning of dual

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dual
      adj 1: 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" [syn: {double},
             {dual}, {duple}]
      2: 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 [syn: {double},
         {dual}, {twofold}, {two-fold}, {treble}, {threefold}, {three-
         fold}]
      3: a grammatical number category referring to two items or units
         as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items
         (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged
         with the plural form in modern Greek"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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