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dual Adjective

— A dual role, purpose, identity, etc. is one that has two parts, functions, or aspects. Mr. Gonzalez holds dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States.

dual

— adjective (= double, duple) 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 — adjective 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 — adjective (= double, twofold, treble) 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

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Topics dual topics

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States Quantity Number Cardinal numbers

Two

What words refer to two?

two second two times two-fold double (v) twins brace dichotomy deuce dual dyad twain yoke in pairs in twos two by two by twos two at a time two apiece two each both either neither
What words refer to something used for two things?

dual twofold

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Numbered group

What words refer to a group of two?

pair couple couplet brace dichotomy deuce dual dyad twain yoke

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Simple sentences

I understand you have dual citizenship.

He has a dual personality.

I want my children to have dual citizenship.

Tom has a dual personality.

I have dual citizenship.

In 1876 there was created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, in which Hungary enjoyed a greater amount of autonomy.

Tom has dual citizenship.

It can be said that Portuguese is simpler than certain Slavic languages that have case and dual inflections.

Neither Tom nor Mary has dual citizenship.

Movie subtitles

It's probably an ancient explanation of the dual personality in each of us.

One of the most complete examples of dual identity in the history of medical science.

That apparatus was constructed for dual operation.

Wire wheels, dual exhausts, continental kit- the works. Right.

Upon completion of the factory, we will assume dual responsibilities.

Make a double wall, dual-type tank to transport it in.

But how will you look in front of the Governor, when I explain your dual role to him?

What if you put a dual display on it and I punch two up?

There's fast forward, dual control, overheat. - OK.

Then this is the manual. - No, that's the dual control.

Dual respiratory system.

Very well, what would you think if the Enterprise suddenly disintegrated after our dual-ship had pierced the time continuum?

By my calculations, the capsule will be triggered the exact moment our dual-ship reaches warp 8.

I urge you to permit our dual-ship to depart tomorrow as scheduled.

For a dual?

We have dual A.D.F. Indicators.

Wire wheels, dual exhausts, continental kit- the works.

Told me I had a dual personality, split, schizo and all that jazz.

Well, Picasso will be riding his Viking Super Roadster with drop handlebars and dual-thread wheel rims.

You mean to tell me, nobody told you you'd need a dual-axle truck licence?

There's fast forward, dual control, overheat.

No, that's the dual control.

Dual respiratory system. Lungs and gills.

How many hours dual have you done?

How many hours dual did you do before you went solo?

He went solo after only two-and-a-half hours dual.

I hope I removed half of Xoanon's dual personality.

These are the two sides the dual strengths, the essential opposites that characterize human thinking.

Dual allegiance, Milord, to you and to their tribe.

It gives the Time Lords dual control.

He cannot be Hungarian. since we live in a dual Monarchy.

I'm hearing the dual voices now, you know?

All along, I was aware of a dual personality of the murderer.

Yes, you see, our planet has a dual existence.

It's got four-wheel drive, dual side airbags, and a monster sound system.

News and current affairs

I propose that the world's open societies form an alliance with a dual purpose: fostering both development of open societies in individual countries and the evolution of a global open society.

The evolution of European attitudes toward genetically modified foods and plants reflects just such a dual concern with health and identity.

These fears underpinned the dual enlargement of NATO and the European Union.

Such strategies complicate rural politics by producing a highly contentious dual power structure that pits party secretaries and village committee chiefs against one another.

Dual labor markets and product-market monopolies still hobble growth, and oligarchs have disproportionate power to protect their interests.

Ahmedinejad pursues a dual objective with his anti-Zionist obsession: to de-legitimize Israel and to re-legitimize Iran's claim to speak for Muslims over the heads of their more cautious governments.

If left unaddressed, the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases could jeopardize Africa's economic potential.

By contrast, the US Federal Reserve has a dual mandate: price stability and full employment.

And the romance has resulted in both parties living happily: the Fed feels better positioned to pursue its dual mandate of high employment and stable inflation, while investors feel that they have the opportunity for sizeable financial rewards.

Most of the 42 held dual nationality.

The existence of two classes of workers--those on permanent versus temporary contracts--has led to an increasingly dual and unequal labor market.

Turkey would then have to conduct dual negotiations - over Cyprus and over its own EU accession.

The dual-exchange-rate system ends up distorting production incentives and causing the effective supply of imported goods to decline, leading to a combination of inflation and shortages.

Governments could promote entry into the permanent labor market in stages by introducing graded employment protection and so avoiding the formation of a long-term dual market.

But inflation is a dual threat to China, jeopardizing both economic growth and internal cohesion.

Because such distortions (a legacy of the dual-track transition) result in income disparities, they ultimately repress domestic consumption and contribute to China's trade imbalance.

French Jews are rediscovering the dual trauma that they experienced during the twentieth century: the death-camp deportations of World War II and their flight from Algeria following its independence in 1962.

Confronting this dual challenge presupposes a combination of long-term, coordinated strategic thinking and pedagogical skill.

With few exceptions, gone are the days of dual exchange rates, hyperinflation, and extensive trade barriers.

The dual challenges are to sustain this progress in countries where it has started, and to initiate it in others.

For the Chinese example represents for Europeans a dual opportunity to moralize our capitalism and reinvent our democratic practices.

A focus on care, by contrast, opens the door to the dual problem of too few women at the top and far too many at the bottom.

Although the Ukrainian constitution bans dual citizenship, the government has had to launch an inquiry into alleged covert Russian passport-holding in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

President George W. Bush believed that he needed to take account of only one half of America's dual role in the Middle East, namely the alliance with Israel.

In fact, it is older than the Jewish state, having emerged on December 2, 1945, from a decision by the Arab League, which then wasted no time in relying on that decision to reject the United Nations' dual resolution to establish two states.

Moreover, European sales of high-tech dual-use products that complicate America's security role in Asia is bound to create friction.

Indeed, Mexico is slowly learning how to carry out a dual task: to defend its national interests and also be part of the international community, to support the US at times and oppose it at others.

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