duet

CEFRB1

/djuˈɛt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A performance by two singers or musicians.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

Examples

  • The sisters played a duet on the violin and piano.

  • Tom sang a duet with Mary.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /duˈɛt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.

  2. A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To perform a duet.

More examples

In context

  • 1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Belknap Press, p. 223, Duetting species are typically monogamous.

  • He was about as accordantly coupled with Dr. Middleton in discourse as a drum duetting with a bass-viol […]

  • The fare is Caribbean with an Asian touch — millefeuille of sun-dried tomato, Paris mushrooms and chargrilled local asparagus followed by a duet of chicken and shrimp...

Synonyms

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The soprano and tenor sang a beautiful blank during the opera.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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