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duoplural en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/ (General-American)
  • /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/ (General-American)
  • /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English plural English duoplural From duo- + plural.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular.

duoplural en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/ (General-American)
  • /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/ (General-American)
  • /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English plural English duoplural From duo- + plural.

Meanings

  1. Duoplural number; the grammatical number of a noun marking two or more of something.
    • Languages that employ the duoplural include Navajo and Taos, where the verb shows singular, dual, and plural numbers, but the nouns are marked only as singular or nonsingular (duoplural).

Forms

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Relateds

plural · singular · dual · unal · singulative · quadral · paucal · trial