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Added 9 October 2026

couple

/ˈkʌp.əl/ noun

In Latin: par Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about couple at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
A small number.

adjective

Two or (a) small number of.

determiner

Two or a few, a small number of.
A couple fewer people show up every week.

verb

To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
To join in wedlock; to marry.
To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

Origin

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

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