duet

du·et

D0416000 (do͞o-ĕt′, dyo͞o-)n.1. Music a. A composition for two voices or two instruments.b. A group of two singers or two instrumentalists.2. A pair.intr.v. du·et·ted, du·et·ting, du·ets To perform a duet.

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[Italian duetto, diminutive of duo, from Latin, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

duet

(djuːˈɛt) n1. (Music, other) Also called (esp for instrumental compositions): duo a musical composition for two performers or voices2. an action or activity performed by a pair of closely connected individualsvb, duets, duetting or duetted (Music, other) (intr) to perform a duet[C18: from Italian duetto a little duet, from duo duet, from Latin: two] duˈettist n

du•et

(duˈɛt, dyu-)

n., v. -et•ted, -et•ting. n. 1. a musical composition for two voices or instruments. v.i. 2. to perform a duet. [1730–40; earlier duett < Italian duetto=du(o) duet + -etto -et]

Duet

 two or more birds; a musical arrangement for two performers, hence, the collective term for the performers; two matching items.Examples: duet of doves; of gowns [same colour], 1890; of turtles, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duet - two items of the same kind couplet, distich, duad, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couplefellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberdoubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
	2.	duet - two performers or singers who perform togetherduette, duomusical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	3.	duet - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"couple, twosome, duopair - two people considered as a unitsame-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"
	4.	duet - a musical composition for two performersduette, duoprimo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	5.	duet - (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)pas de deuxdancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to musicadagio - a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancersballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

duet

nounTwo items of the same kind together:brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duo, match, pair, two, twosome, yoke.

Translations

二重唱二重奏

duet

(djuˈet) noun a musical piece for two singers or players. a piano duet. 二重唱，二重奏 二重唱，二重奏