Duet

ahd-5
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A composition for two voices or two instruments.
  • noun. A group of two singers or two instrumentalists.
  • noun. A pair.
  • intransitive verb. To perform a duet.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A musical composition either for two voices or for two instruments, or for two performers on one instrument, and either with or without accompaniment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
  • noun. A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
  • verb. To perform a duet.
  • verb. To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
  • noun. a pair who associate with one another
  • noun. two items of the same kind
  • noun. a musical composition for two performers
  • noun. two performers or singers who perform together
  • Word Usage
    "Billy, when the dismal thing had dragged its way through the final note, sat "down front," crying softly in the semi-darkness while she was waiting for Alice Greggory to "run it through just once more" with a pair of tired-faced, fluffy-skirted fairies who could _not_ learn that a duet meant a _duet_ -- not two solos, independently hurried or retarded as one's fancy for the moment dictated."
    cross-reference
    nonet  octet  quartet  quintet  septet  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    dueted  dueting  duets