noun
duet
dyoo-EHT
noun
1
A piece of music performed by two singers or instrumentalists.
"The two sopranos sang a duet from the second act."
"He wrote a piano duet for himself and his daughter."
verb
1
To perform something together as a pair.
"The two artists duetted on the closing track of the album."
How to Use Duet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA song or piece of music for exactly two performers, or the act of performing one together.
Common pairings
sing a duet
a piano duet
duet with someone
Word Forms
duetted past tense, dueted past tense, duets plural, Duets plural, duets singular
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Etymology
From Italian duetto, a diminutive of due, "two."