Duo Meaning
/ˈdjuː.əʊ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially
nounTwo people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:, Two musicians who perform music together.
Sentence Examples
Tom and Mary are a musical duo.
The duo arrived on stage.
The comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
CEFR Practice Quiz
The musical ____ performed a beautiful duet at the concert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom and Mary are a musical ____.
Word Origin & History
PIE word *dwóh₁ From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I noticed early on, in playing a duo with a violinist, that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing."
— 2009, Roger T. Dean, The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The musical ____ performed a beautiful duet at the concert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom and Mary are a musical ____.