n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə -p ə l; “ couple of ” is often ˌ k ə -pl ə (v)
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple, from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten ― more at APT
Date: 13th century
1 a : two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired b : two persons paired together
2 : PAIR , BRACE
3 : something that joins or links two things together: as a : two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines b : a pair of substances that in contact with an electrolyte participate in a transfer of electrons which causes an electric current to flow
4 : an indefinite small number : FEW <a couple of days ago>
– cou · ple · dom \ -d ə m \ noun