duet

Pronunciation: /djuˈɛt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun two items of the same kind
  2. noun two performers or singers who perform together
  3. noun a pair who associate with one another

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, dyad, duad

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
two
Narrower (hyponyms)
doubleton

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