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duad

[ doo-ad, dyoo- ]

noun

  1. a group of two; couple; pair.


duad

/ ˈːæ /

noun

  1. a rare word for pair 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of duad1

1650–60; < Latin duo two + -ad 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of duad1

C17: from Greek duas two, a pair
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The duad represented the line, as being bounded by two points or monads.

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It is possible to think of the soul as a reincarnating entity, whether it be a monad, duad, triad, or septenary being.

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Two, or the duad, is the symbol of diversity, inequality, division, separation, and vicissitudes.

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Eight spheres, each containing five nine-atomed ovoids of a different type, set free, on the meta level, eighty duads—forty positive and forty negative—and forty quintets, which are identical with those in chlorine.

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A figure used by Pythagoras, consisting of ten points, arranged in a triangular form so as to represent the monad, duad, triad, and quarterniad.

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