dyad

Definitions


[ˈdʌɪad], (Noun)

Definitions:
- something that consists of two elements or parts
(e.g: the mother–child dyad)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally denoting the number two or a pair): from late Latin dyas, dyad-, from Greek duas, from duo ‘two’. Current senses date from the late 19th century




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