couple

noun
/ˈkʌp.əl/

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

Example

“A couple of police officers appeared at the door.”

Other meanings

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
A small number.

Related words

coupledom
dual career couple
dual earner couple
couplehood
coupley
couplish
couply
incouple
intercouple
medcouple
noncouple
supercouple

Example sentences

“We would have made a good couple.”
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“How have the last couple of weeks been treating you?”
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“Are we a couple?”
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Word history

From Latin "cōpula".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “couple” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.