duet

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noun

du·​et dü-ˈet How to pronounce duet (audio)
 also  dyü-
: a composition for two performers

duet

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verb

duetted or dueted; duetting or dueting

intransitive verb

: to perform a duet

Examples of duet in a Sentence

Noun They sang the duet beautifully. a piano and flute duet
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Noun
The duet gave the impression—as fleeting as that joyride in the fast car—that one great song could bridge America’s divisions. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 The upcoming special, will include special duets with Chappell Roan, Tyla and Shania Twain. Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The performance came five years after Williams also made a guest appearance to duet the same 1983 hit during Kacey Musgraves’ concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in Feb. 2019. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2024 Sign up The action is set in a home for the criminally insane, where Fleck is awaiting trial for murder, and in court; and the songs are performed either as solos or duets with fellow inmate Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), who is infatuated with Fleck's alter ego. The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duet 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Italian duetto, diminutive of duo duo

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1735, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duet was circa 1735

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“Duet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duet. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

duet

noun
du·​et
d(y)ü-ˈet
: a composition for two performers

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