"second-person dual" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second-person duals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second-person dual (plural second-person duals)
  1. (grammar) A variety of second-person verb form used when the subject of a sentence is exactly two people including the audience, used in some languages, such as Greek and Hawaiian.
    (grammar) The pronoun associated with this form.
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-second-person_dual-en-noun-5tdn1fsd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A variety of second-person verb form used when the subject of a sentence is exactly two people including the audience, used in some languages, such as Greek and Hawaiian.
    (grammar) The possessive adjective associated with this form.
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-second-person_dual-en-noun-nn-c7bvx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: second-person singular, second-person plural

Inflected forms

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