couple
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkʌpəl/
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par
- Here we will discuss a couple more novel technologies: personal electronic response systems and interactive simulations.
So we also have a couple of USB ports at the top.
- So we also have a couple of USB ports at the top.
- And then back in here I found a couple of firelight hydrangeas.
Examples
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So here we have a couple of different juice drinks.
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We have some food, couple different snack items in here.
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There have been awards, articles, a couple of books, and travel grants.
Fiction book (1991) -
So we also have a couple of USB ports at the top.
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Kiev, L'viv, Odessa, and a couple of other places have interesting sites, of course.
Academic text (2008) -
When I opened the door, a couple of nervous towhees blundered into the bushes.
Fiction book (1990) -
Seventy-nine cents bought you a hunk of meat, a couple of vegetables, and a potato.
Fiction book (1991) -
So here we have a couple of different juice drinks.
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I have an ATM card with a couple hundred dollars in it.
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Why don't you take a couple of bills? I'll treat you to lunch.
Synonyms
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Two matching things considered together, like two socks
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9.9
Two things of the same kind
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3.2
Two people who do things together, like walking or dancing
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2.5
Two people or things that are closely connected and used together
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5.1
Two animals or things that form a pair
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7.9
Two people or things that are close and form one unit
Two things of the same kind seen as one
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Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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3.6
Two people in a romantic relationship who are both very successful and influential
- Specialized
A turning effect that two equal opposite forces make when they are apart
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Etymology
Couple comes from Latin copula meaning 'link', so it can mean two things considered together, much like a 'pair' of pencils.