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dual

/ˈdjuːəl/adjective

उच्चारण ड्यूअल

दोहरा

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    having two parts or aspects

    दोहरा

    • dual citizenship
    • dual role
    • The new phone has a dual camera.
    + 2 more examples
    • The minister has a dual responsibility: to the party and to the public.
    • The room serves a dual purpose as a study and a guest bedroom.

    Synonyms double twofold twin paired binary

    Opposite single

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

dual + noun (attributive only)

Dual is used before a noun to mean having two parts or aspects. It cannot follow be.

'Dual' दो भागों या पक्षों वाले अर्थ में noun से पहले आता है। यह 'be' के बाद नहीं आ सकता।

  • She has dual citizenship of India and Canada.
  • The car has dual controls for learner drivers.

dual + role / purpose / function

Dual is common with abstract nouns to show two jobs or aims at once.

'Dual' भाव-वाचक noun के साथ आम है और एक साथ दो कार्य या उद्देश्य दिखाता है।

  • The hall serves a dual purpose as a library and a classroom.
  • He plays a dual role in the film.

dual vs double

Dual means two different parts; double means twice as much or two of the same.

'Dual' दो भिन्न भागों को बताता है; 'double' दुगुना या एक जैसे दो को बताता है।

  • A dual carriageway has two lanes each way; a double bed is for two people.

dual + technical compounds

Used in compounds such as dual SIM, dual core, dual-use technology.

'Dual SIM', 'dual core', 'dual-use technology' जैसे compound में प्रयुक्त।

  • This phone supports dual SIM cards.

dual vs duel (look-alike words)

Dual means double; duel means a fight between two people. Do not confuse the spellings.

'Dual' का अर्थ दोहरा है; 'duel' का अर्थ दो व्यक्तियों के बीच द्वंद्व है। दोनों की spelling में भ्रमित न हों।

  • The two knights fought a duel, and their dual aims were honour and revenge.
+Collocations 4

dual + noun

rolepurposecitizenshipcontrolnature

  • The minister holds a dual role in the government.

dual + tech noun

SIMcorecamerascreenmode

  • A dual camera phone costs more.

dual + system

carriagewaysystemownershipcareerdegree

  • The highway became a dual carriageway.

serve / play + dual

serve a dual purposeplay a dual rolehave a dual aimshow a dual nature

  • The mobile app serves a dual purpose.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika is studying a dual degree in law and economics.

राधिका कानून और अर्थशास्त्र की dual degree कर रही है।

  • The new bridge has a dual use for road and rail traffic.

नए पुल का दोहरा उपयोग सड़क और रेल यातायात के लिए है।

  • Indian law does not allow dual citizenship in most cases.

भारतीय कानून अधिकांश मामलों में दोहरी नागरिकता की अनुमति नहीं देता।

  • He has a dual interest in science and music.

उसकी विज्ञान और संगीत दोनों में रुचि है।

  • The teacher's dual task was to teach and to guide the students.

शिक्षक का दोहरा कार्य पढ़ाना और विद्यार्थियों का मार्गदर्शन करना था।

  • The airport has dual runways to handle heavy traffic.

भारी यातायात संभालने के लिए हवाई अड्डे पर दो रनवे हैं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The two knights fought a dual at dawn.

✓ The two knights fought a duel at dawn.

A fight between two people is a duel, not a dual.

दो व्यक्तियों के बीच लड़ाई 'duel' कहलाती है, 'dual' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives involve two, but in different ways.

ये adjective दो की बात करते हैं, पर अलग-अलग ढंग से।

dual

Having two different parts or aspects that work together.

दो भिन्न भागों या पक्षों वाला, जो साथ काम करते हैं।

  • A dual role.

double

Twice as much or made of two similar parts.

दुगुना या दो समान भागों से बना।

  • A double bed.

twin

One of two things that are exactly alike or closely joined.

दो एक जैसी या निकट जुड़ी चीज़ों में से एक।

  • Twin towers.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone: dual and duel (a fight between two people) are both /ˈdjuːəl/; GK: India does not allow dual citizenship (though it has the OCI card).

Homophone: dual और duel (दो लोगों की लड़ाई, द्वंद्व) दोनों /ˈdjuːəl/ हैं; GK में भारत दोहरी नागरिकता की अनुमति नहीं देता (यद्यपि OCI कार्ड है)।