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- [doo-et, dyoo-]
- /duˈɛt, dyu-/
- /djuˈet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo-et, dyoo-]
- /duˈɛt, dyu-/
Definitions of duet word
- noun duet a musical composition for two voices or instruments. 1
- noun duet A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers. 1
- noun duet music: composition for two 1
- noun duet music: performance by two 1
- noun duet ballet: dance for two 1
- noun duet pair of sth 1
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Origin of duet
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; earlier duett < Italian duetto, equivalent to du(o) duet + -etto -et
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Parts of speech for Duet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
duet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
duet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for duet
noun duet
- duo — Music. duet.
- pair — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- twosome — consisting of two; two-fold.
- double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
verb duet
- purring — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- trolling — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- line out — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
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