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dyad

/ˈdaɪ.æd/
noun
  1. A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.

    Similar: couple, duad

  2. Any set of two different pitch classes.

  3. A pair of things standing in particular relation; dyadic relation.

    ""For each individual in a specific dyad (i.e., mother-offspring, offspring-father, sibling-sibling),..." Debra Lieberman, John Tooby, and Leda Cosmides - The evolution of human incest avoidance mechanisms: an evolutionary psychological approach, p. 20"

Synonymscouple, duad

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