Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Music A duet, especially two performers singing or playing together.
- noun Two people or two things in close association.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The same as
duet . - noun A prefix in words of Latin or Greek origin, meaning ‘two.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A composition for two performers; a duet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
twosome , especiallymusicians . - noun Any
cocktail consisting of aspirit and aliqueur .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun two items of the same kind
- noun two performers or singers who perform together
- noun a musical composition for two performers
- noun a pair who associate with one another
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As the less grounded of the title duo, she is more than pleasing as she attempts to find herself while continuing a fling with the charismatic artist expertly portrayed by Oscar winner Bardem.
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Thank you for giving us a bit of space on your mp3 player of choice, and we will keep you posted on what happens with our daring duo from the clandestine organization that is The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.
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I hope it snowballs into something substantial, so that the duo is forced to put pen to paper.
Noah Baumbach Writing Another Project With Wes Anderson? | /Film 2010
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The duo is forced on a mission to retrieve a stolen microchip.
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The GOP duo is holding a public hearing on the bill in the House Ways & Means Committee this morning.
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The inherent dubiousness of a duo from the most Californian of cities putting the artistic cross-hairs on arguably the most eclectic New York borough has it's roots, Stew sa id, in a fundamental difference in coastal cultures.
Burrowing Into the Brains of Brooklyn's Best Bruce Bennett 2010
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But even as the bad guys try to turn the tables, this duo is nothing if not resourceful, and the result is an uncommonly satisfying adventure.
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Thank you for giving us a bit of space on your mp3 player of choice, and we will keep you posted on what happens with our daring duo from the clandestine organization that is The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.
TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » PREVIEW: Books & Braun (Recorded LIVE at World Fantasy 2009) 2009
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The ambient/folk/pop girl-girl duo is back on Nebraska indie label Saddle Creek after a seven-year break (and solo careers that never went as well as they might have).
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The female half of our intrepid duo is Kate, a meek, un-fun being that forgot to mention a sadistic demon-ghost burnt down her childhood home and breathed bad breath on her many times before moving in with other half ... let's call him Asshole Micah.
Sushi Academy nom nom nom pabba 2009
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