couple

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌp.əl/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a pair who associate with one another
  2. noun a pair of people who live together
  3. noun a small indefinite number

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

twosome, duo, duet

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
pair
Narrower (hyponyms)
same-sex marriage

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