"duplet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdjuːplɪt/ Forms: duplets [plural]
Etymology: Mid-17th century. From Latin duplus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|duplus}} Latin duplus Head templates: {{en-noun}} duplet (plural duplets)
  1. A group of two things.
    (music) A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
    Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-duplet-en-noun-jrNoNVFZ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A group of two things.
    (physics) the set of two electrons, with antiparallel spins, in the same orbital
    Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-duplet-en-noun--kCO7CSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with ignored alt parameters, English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 45 28 Disambiguation of English links with ignored alt parameters: 25 48 26 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 23 48 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 45 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 51 22 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Beekeeping
    Sense id: en-duplet-en-noun-RNe7ilBs Topics: agriculture, beekeeping, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pair, duo, super Synonyms (group of two things): couple Derived forms: duplet rule
Disambiguation of 'group of two things': 50 50 0

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for duplet meaning in English (2.2kB)

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