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DYAD

Pronunciation (US):

• DYAD (noun)
The noun DYAD has 1 sense:

1. two items of the same kind

Familiarity information: DYAD used as a noun is very rare.

• DYAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Two items of the same kind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

duo; twosome; couplet; distich; duad; duet; twain; dyad; pair; brace; span; yoke; couple

Hypernyms ("dyad" is a kind of...):

2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dyad"):

doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)

"Penny wise, pound foolish."
(English proverb)
"Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"Blood can never turn into water."
(Arabic proverb)
"A disaster never comes alone."
(Croatian proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of doubleton
Meaning of II
Meaning of two
Meaning of 2
Meaning of deuce

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