"duology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duologies [plural]
Etymology: Coined based on Latin duo (“two”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|duo||two}} Latin duo (“two”), {{uder|en|grc|λόγος||word}} Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} duology (plural duologies)
  1. (nonstandard) A series comprising two parts, particularly in genre fiction. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Two Synonyms: dilogy Related terms: quadrilogy

Inflected forms

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