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duad

American  
[doo-ad, dyoo-] / ˈdu æd, ˈdyu- /

noun

  1. a group of two; couple; pair.


duad British  
/ ˈdjuːæd /

noun

  1. a rare word for pair 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of duad

1650–60; < Latin duo two + -ad 1

Example Sentences

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Spiritual beings, emanating from God, are enveloped in the duad, and therefore receive only illusory impressions.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

That from the monad and the indefinite duad proceed numbers.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

It is possible to think of the soul as a reincarnating entity, whether it be a monad, duad, triad, or septenary being.

From Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect by Atkinson, William Walker

Soul in progress changes from monad to duad; results, 438-m.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.

From Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George