"dually" meaning in English

See dually in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈdjuːəli/ [UK], [ˈdʒuː(ə)li] [UK], /ˈdu.əli/ [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dual Middle English -ly English -ly English dually From dual + -ly (forming adverbs from adjectives). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dual|-ly<pos:forming adverbs from adjectives>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dual Middle English -ly English -ly English dually [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "forming adverbs from adjectives" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dually", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dually"> From dual + -ly (forming adverbs from adjectives). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} dually (not comparable)
  1. In a dual manner; doubly Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dually-en-adv-omZHqSNW Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdjuːəli/ [UK], [ˈdʒuː(ə)li] [UK], /ˈdu.əli/ [US] Forms: duallies [plural], duallie [alternative], dualie [alternative], dualy [alternative]
Etymology: From dual + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dual|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From dual + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dually (plural duallies)
  1. (automotive) A pickup truck with four wheels on the rear axle.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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