Standard Lemma guide

duoplural

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/
  • General-American: /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/
  • General-American: /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Duoplural number; the grammatical number of a noun marking two or more of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Languages that employ the duoplural include Navajo and Taos, where the verb shows singular, dual, and plural numbers, but the nouns are marked only as singular or nonsingular (duoplural).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English plural English duoplural From duo- + plural.