duet

See also düet

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology

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

Noun

duet (plural duets)

1. (music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
2. A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
   • 2005, James Henderson, Caribbean and the Bahamas

     The fare is Caribbean with an Asian touch — millefeuille of sun-dried tomato, Paris mushrooms and chargrilled local asparagus followed by a duet of chicken and shrimp...

Translations

a musical composition for two performers

Bulgarian: дует (bg) (duét) m. Catalan: duo m., duet m. Chinese: Mandarin: 二重唱 (zh) (èrchóngchàng) (vocal), 二重奏 (zh) (èrchóngzòu) (instrumental) Dutch: duet (nl) n., duo (nl) n. French: duo (fr) m., duetto (fr) m. German: Duett (de) n. Hungarian: duett (hu), duó (hu), kettős (hu)

Italian: duetto (it) m., duo (it) m. Japanese: 二重唱 (ja) (にじゅうしょう, nijūshō) (vocal), 二重奏 (ja) (にじゅうそう, nijūsō) (instrumental), デュエット (ja) (dyuetto) Russian: дуэт (ru) (duét) m. Serbian: dvopev m. Slovene: duet (sl) m. Spanish: dúo m., dueto m. Turkish: düet

Related terms

• dual
• duo

Verb

duet (third-person singular simple present duets, present participle dueting, simple past and past participle dueted)

1. (intransitive) To perform a duet.
2. (intransitive, zoology, of male and female pairs) To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.

Usage notes

• In the UK and other Commonwealth countries, the present and past participles of this verb are often spelled with a double T: duetted and duetting

See also

• solo
• trio
• quartet
• quintet
• sextet
• septet
• octet
• nonet

Anagrams

• Deut.
• 'tude

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin duo 'two'

Noun

duet n. (plural duetten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. A duet
2. A musical duo