/ˈkʌpl/
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Translation
Two people who are together, or a small number of things, usually two.
Word origin
From Old French cople, from Latin copula, meaning a bond or a tie between two things.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- copula
- English cognates
- copula
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcouples
Examples
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"Couple" here means two people who are together.
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"A couple of" means two, or a small number.
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"Couples" is the plural form.
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