Dual Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒuː.əl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCharacterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
adjPertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
Sentence Examples
Arnold is concerned with cases of dual personality.
He has a dual personality.
His dual role as composer and conductor
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new smartphone has a ____ camera system for better photos.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Arnold is concerned with cases of ____ personality.
Word Origin & History
PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Latin dualis (“two”), from duo (“two”) + adjective suffix -alis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Both Deborah and Samuel held dual roles as judges and prophets."
— 2020, Grace Ying May, “Women Disciplining Men: A Biblical Pattern of Leadership”, in Aída Besançon Spencer, William David Spencer, editors, Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church According to the Scriptures, page 48:
"And some Asian countries are tightening their immigration laws. Japan reinforced its strict stance in January when a court upheld the country’s ban against dual citizenship, rejecting a lawsuit filed by Japanese citizens living in Europe."
— 2021 March 15, Jessie Yeung, “These Asian countries are giving dual citizens an ultimatum on nationality – and loyalty”, in CNN:
"Accordingly, a hyperplane in the sample space is dual to a subspace in the variable space."
— 2012, Doug Fisher, Hans-J. Lenz, Learning from Data: Artificial Intelligence and Statistics V, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 81:
"Every category is dual to its own dual, so if a statement holds in all categories so does its dual."
— 1992, Colin McLarty, Elementary Categories, Elementary Toposes, Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 77:
"Wrestling duals and meets take place at the Wisconsin Field House. There are no advance single event ticket sales."
— 2010 August 3, Kevin Revolinski, Insiders' Guide® to Madison, WI, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 137:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new smartphone has a ____ camera system for better photos.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Arnold is concerned with cases of ____ personality.