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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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Double.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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Synonyms: duplicate, twosome, dual, double, duplex, duple, twissel, twofold
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having two beats in each foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: double, dual
Antonyms: none provided
History
PIE word *dwóh1 From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio.
