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couple
What does couple mean?
couple (noun): a pair who associate with one another.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use couple in a sentence?
- The engaged couple. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce couple?
/ˈkʌpəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does couple come from?
From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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