Meanings
adjectiveduoplural (not comparable)
- not comparablegrammarPertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular.
nounduoplural (plural duoplurals)
plural duoplurals
- grammarDuoplural 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).
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Italic*duō
- Latinduo
- Englishduo-
- Englishplural
- Englishduoplural
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with duoplural
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
duoplural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duoplural
MLA
“duoplural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duoplural. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duoplural,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duoplural.
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