couple
Sentences
Meaning
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- Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
- Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- (informal) A small number.
- One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
- A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
- A couple-close.
- That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Synonyms
two people
couple on
hitch on
hook on
both of them
partner off
two persons
join together
wife and husband
both openings
become partners
double nature
mate with
force couple
chain connection
ability
association trail
a couple of
siamese
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʌpəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.
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