Duet Definition

do͝o-ĕt, dyo͝o-
duets, duetted, duetting
noun
duets
A composition for two voices or two instruments.
Webster's New World
A performance involving two voices or instruments.
Webster's New World
A pair.
American Heritage

A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To perform a duet.
Webster's New World

(intransitive, zoology, of male and female pairs) To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.

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Other Word Forms of Duet

Noun

Singular:
duet
Plural:
duets

Origin of Duet

  • from Italian duetto 'short musical composition for two voices', diminutive of duo 'two', itself from Latin duo 'two'

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian duetto diminutive of duo from Latin two dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Duet Sentence Examples

  • Let's play a duet, then.

  • A duet of serial killers create bedlam in movie town.

  • Crane Lake Duet, includes Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, cheese spread, knife, stone ground mustard, salami, dried fruit mix, Ghiradelli chocolates, corkscrew, and more, $40.

  • He even sang a duet with The King Elvis Presley.

  • Simpson sang a duet with her sister ("Little Drummer Boy") on Jessica Simpson's Christmas album.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUE

Words Ending With

TETUET

Unscrambles

duet

Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DU & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With ET

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With T