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 song, a duet between Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, lifts to the summit in its twentieth frame on the ranking of the most popular songs in America. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Jackman and Foster, who maybe fell in love while doing The Music Man together on Broadway, could choose to honor their burgeoning love with a cameo appearance and little duet at each other’s shows. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Along with the Miami shows, Welch made an appearance at the Aug. 20 concert at Wembley Stadium to duet the high-energy song. Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Barbaro’s Joan Baez duets with Chalamet’s Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

duet

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

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