duad
nounUK /ˈdjuːæd/ · US /ˈd(j)uæd/
Etymology From duo- + -ad.
1
A pair or couple.
- [T]hey have invented idols, a manifest advance toward that polytheism and pantheism which lead through a triad and duad of deities to monotheism, the finial of the spiritual edifice.1876, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Minor Tribes and the Mpongwe”, in Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo. […], part I (The Gaboon River and Gorilla Land), London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, […], →OCLC, page 96:
2
Astrology, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences Dwadasama.
3
Mathematics, Sciences An unordered pair.
- Derived terms
- duadic