dual

/ˈdjuː.əl/

/ˈduː.əl/

Definition

C1 with two parts, or combining two things: This room has a dual purpose, serving as both a study and a dining room. the dual role of chairman and chief executiveSingle, double and multiple dual controls › two sets of controls in a car, one for the person who is learning to drive and one for the teacherThe interior of vehicles dual nationality/citizenship › the nationality of two countries at the same time: She has dual British and American nationality.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names

(Definition of dual adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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