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duet

UK/djuˈɛt/ US/duˈɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

two performers or singers who perform together

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3.

a pair who associate with one another

  • “the engaged couple”
  • “an inseparable twosome”
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4.

a musical composition for two performers

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5.

(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

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Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).

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  • virtual duet

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