duet

noun

(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

a musical composition for two performers

a pair who associate with one another

two performers or singers who perform together

two items of the same kind

Roots

duodu- · Latin · two

Synonyms for duet

duettino duon twosomen coupletn distichn dyadn duadn pairn couplen quartetn trion

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Where does duet come from?

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