duet

[doo-et, dyoo-]

noun

1. a musical composition for two voices or instruments.

duet

/ djuːˈɛt /

noun

1. Also called (esp for instrumental compositions): duo. a musical composition for two performers or voices

2. an action or activity performed by a pair of closely connected individuals

verb

1. (intr) to perform a duet

Other Word Forms

• duettist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of duet¹

1730–40; earlier duett < Italian duetto, equivalent to du ( o ) duet + -etto -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of duet¹

C18: from Italian duetto a little duet, from duo duet, from Latin: two

Example Sentences

The arias and duets, which are almost always slowly paced and formless, lack that visceral, theatrical punch and do not musically distinguish one character from another.

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The appealing title track, a duet with Sabrina Carpenter, one of many young pop stars who grew up on the older singer’s music, closes the set.

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When I first started singing as a kid, Celene — she was such a Disney kid — she would always have me sing the boy parts in all of the duets.

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Her Las Vegas stint would have been her first visit to the Strip since the 1990s, when she performed alongside her Islands In The Stream duet partner, Kenny Rogers.

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The collection ends with the title track, a spirited duet with Sabrina Carpenter that doubles as a cautionary tale about stardom.

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Related Words

• duo