"third-person dual" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: third-person duals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} third-person dual (plural third-person duals)
  1. (grammar) A variety of third-person verb form used when the subject of a sentence is exactly two people other than the speaker or the audience, used in some languages, such as Greek. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-third-person_dual-en-noun--yvEEWk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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