duad

[ doo-ad, dyoo- ]

noun
  1. a group of two; couple; pair.

Origin of duad

1
1650–60; <Latin duotwo + -ad1

Words Nearby duad

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How to use duad in a sentence

  • From the monad proceeds an indefinite duad, which is subordinate to the monad as to its cause.

  • On the hyper level the triplet becomes a duad and a unit; the duad becomes two units; and the septet a triplet and a quartet.

    Occult Chemistry | Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
  • A consists of two square-based pyramids turned so as to meet at their apices, and breaks up into two quartet rings and a duad.

    Occult Chemistry | Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
  • The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.

  • It frankly accepts the duad as the true explanation of the actual universe.

    Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for duad

duad

/ (ˈdjuːæd) /


noun
  1. a rare word for pair 1

Origin of duad

1
C17: from Greek duas two, a pair

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