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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
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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Italic *duō
Latin duo
English duo-
English plural
English duoplural
From duo- + plural.
Meanings
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(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
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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).
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plural · singular · dual · unal · singulative · quadral · paucal · trial