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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dual-use

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
du-al-use
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dual, use.: Having two uses.

adj

Pertaining to technology, items, or information that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.

adj

That can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes.

noun

An item or technology that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.

Inflected Forms

more dual-use (comparative) most dual-use (superlative) dual-uses (plural)

Synonyms

dual-purpose

Questions

What does dual-use mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dual, use.: Having two uses.

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