Meaning of Couplet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A set of two things, particularly.
2. A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
3. Ellipsis of antithetical couplet, Chinese couplet, or duilian couplet (“duilian”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
4. A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.
5. A pair of two mutually exclusive choices in a dichotomous key.

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Examples

“At the session, vivid displays of cultural elements related to the Spring Festival, such as couplets, dragon dance, and Chinese knots, accompanied by melodies full of Spring Festival flavor, brought the festival's rich traditions to life.”

“As residents across China are handwriting festive couplets and the character fu (fortune) to ring in the Chinese New Year, new content and creative designs have breathed new life into the tradition as topics related to the ingenuity on display have also gone trending on social media recently.”

“5th Street is one-way west only and 6th Street is one-way east only. Together, they form a couplet in Downtown Los Angeles.”

“The dichotomous keys are constructed so that each couplet presents a set of alternative choices.”

“As long as the correct statement of each couplet is chosen, and the unknown organism is included in the key, a confident identification is usually achieved.”

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