duality
/duːˈæləti/doo-A-luh-tee
/duˈæləti/doo-A-luh-tee
Meaningthe quality of being dual
Common meaning: the quality of being dual (inferred)
- dutwoLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 619 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinduo‘two’
- Englishdual‘having two parts’
- Englishformed in English from dualduality‘the quality of being dual (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the quality of being dual. It can be inferred from any of: dual.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dual + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- duo Latin “two”
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