du·et (d - t , dy-)n. 1. Music a. A composition for two voices or two instruments. b. A group of two singers or two instrumentalists. 2. A pair. [Italian duetto, diminutive of duo, from Latin, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
duet [djuːˈɛt]
n
1. (Music, other) Also called (esp for instrumental compositions) duo a musical composition for two performers or voices
2. an action or activity performed by a pair of closely connected individuals
vb duets, duetting, duetted
(Music, other) (intr) to perform a duet
[from Italian duetto a little duet, from duo duet, from Latin: two]
duettist n
Duet two or more birds; a musical arrangement for two performers, hence, the collective term for the performers; two matching items.
Examples: duet of doves; of gowns [same colour], 1890; of turtles, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  duet - two items of the same kind fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| 2. | duet - two performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together | |
| 3. |  duet - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"pair - two people considered as a unit same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" | |
| 4. | duet - a musical composition for two performers primo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | |
| 5. |  duet - (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music adagio - a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
Translations
duet [djuːˈɛt] n → duetto
to sing/play a duet → cantare/suonare un duetto
a violin/piano duet (performance) → un duetto al violino/al piano (composition) → un duetto per violino/per piano
duet [djuːˈɛt] n → duetto
to sing/play a duet → cantare/suonare un duetto
a violin/piano duet (performance) → un duetto al violino/al piano (composition) → un duetto per violino/per piano
to sing/play a duet → cantare/suonare un duetto
a violin/piano duet (performance) → un duetto al violino/al piano (composition) → un duetto per violino/per piano
duet [djuːˈɛt] n → duetto
to sing/play a duet → cantare/suonare un duetto
a violin/piano duet (performance) → un duetto al violino/al piano (composition) → un duetto per violino/per piano
n duet [djuˈet]
a musical piece for two singers or players a piano duet. duet ثُنائي дует dueto duet; duo das Duett ντουέτο dúo duett, duo قطعه ای برای دو خواننده یا دو نوازنده duetto duo דוּאֶט युगल गीत duet duett duet dúett, tvísöngur; tvíleikur duetto 二重唱 2중창 duetas duets duet duet duett duet dueto duet дуэт dueto duet duet duett เพลงสำหรับร้องประสานเสียงกัน 2 คน düet 二重唱，二重奏 дует دو آوازوں یا سازوں کی ہم آہنگ موسیقی bản song tấu 二重唱，二重奏
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