dually

[ doo-uh-lee, dyoo- ]

adverb

1. in a way that relates to or involves two people, items, parts, etc.:

   Only one program in the region offers graduates the option to be dually licensed as both mental health and substance abuse counselors.

   Recent studies have identified individuals who are dually infected with two distinct strains of HIV.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dually¹

dual + -ly

Example Sentences

A few have either endorsed Lee or dually endorsed both Lee and Schiff.

From Los Angeles Times

Soto has often dually expressed an interest in staying in Washington and doing so through the open-market process of free agency.

From Washington Post

Subsistence hunting in Alaska is dually managed by the state and federal government because of a conflict between the state constitution and federal law.

From Seattle Times

Health system officials assert many of these investments are dually beneficial to their nonprofit missions, providing extra income and better care through new medical devices, software and other innovations, including ones their hospitals use.

From Salon

The statistical report didn’t say how many African American congregations are dually aligned with historically Black Baptist denominations.

From Seattle Times