DUALLY

Etymology

Adverb

dually (not comparable)

In a dual manner; doubly

Source: Wiktionary


DUAL

Du"al, a. Etym: [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two.]

Definition: Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek. Here you have one half of our dual truth. Tyndall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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