couple

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

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