duet
noun/djuˈet/
/duˈet/
(also less frequent duo)
- a performance by two singers or musicians; a piece of music for two singers or players
- a piano duet
- The host of the show did a duet with one of the guests.
- a duet for piano and violin
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian duetto, diminutive of duo ‘duet’, from Latin duo ‘two’.Want to learn more?
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