duet

[doo-et, dyoo-]

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noun

a musical composition for two voices or instruments.

RELATED WORDS

duo, pair

Nearby words

Origin of duet

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

Related formsdu·et·tist, noun

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Examples from the Web for duet

The cartoons zing, whirr, and reverberate harmonically, making each entry a sort of duet.
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And then my duet with Kathryn, and my first duet with Valerie, the contemporary that Travis Wall choreographed.
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Even Prince himself turns up for a duet on The Electric Lady.
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Not only that, but one of my many dreams came true when I did a duet with the legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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It is fatal if, in a duet, one breathes fire and the other frost.
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As Chopin's playing was equally sympathetic to Slavik, they formed the project of writing a duet for violin and piano.
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Once only, after a duet, the pit called out the encouraging and joyful Bravo Maestro!
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"And here we are now," said Freddie, putting an end to this duet.
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Moreover, they must continue the duet singing, for this was improving to the taste.
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British Dictionary definitions for duet

duet

noun

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

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

verb duets, duetting or duetted

(intr) to perform a duet

Derived Formsduettist, noun

Word Origin for duet

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

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Word Origin and History for duet

duet

1740, from French duet, from Italian duetto "short musical composition for two voices," diminutive of duo "two" (see two). As a verb, from 1822. The Italian form of the noun was used in English from c.1724.