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couple.

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌp.əl/[ˈkʌp.ɫ̩]/ˈkə.pᵻl/South-Asia[kɐ.pɘl]South-Asia
  1. Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

    A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
  2. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

  3. A small number.

    informal
  4. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

  5. A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.

  6. A couple-close.

  7. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

adj/ˈkʌp.əl/[ˈkʌp.ɫ̩]/ˈkə.pᵻl/South-Asia[kɐ.pɘl]South-Asia
  1. Two or (a) small number of.

    Canada · US · informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

det/ˈkʌp.əl/[ˈkʌp.ɫ̩]/ˈkə.pᵻl/South-Asia[kɐ.pɘl]South-Asia
  1. Two or a few, a small number of.

    Canada · US · colloquial
    A couple fewer people show up every week.
    I'll be there in a couple minutes.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

verb/ˈkʌp.əl/[ˈkʌp.ɫ̩]/ˈkə.pᵻl/South-Asia[kɐ.pɘl]South-Asia
  1. To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

    transitive
    Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
    I've coupled our system to theirs.
  2. To join in wedlock; to marry.

    dated · transitive
  3. To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

    intransitive
  4. To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.

    transitive
  5. To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single bet can be placed on any of them winning.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

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