Definition of duet
: a composition for two performers
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Examples of duet in a Sentence
They sang the duet beautifully.
a piano and flute duet
Recent Examples of duet from the Web
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In addition, the celebrated Russian soprano Aida Garifullina will also join Robbie for a special, one-off duet during the performance.
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Sometimes the greatest the way to say something is to say nothing at all, goes the refrain from the duet, written and recorded with crossover country star Chris Stapleton.
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With a nod of her head, Christina LaForgia Morse dismisses the other two women (Chisako Oga and Velázquez) and begins a long, languorous duet with James Cunningham.
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These duets, respectably made, are not earthshaking.
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Last year's event, which was costed by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, was one heck of a memorable night with duets from Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris, and more.
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Several quartets and duets from the chorus will also perform.
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In the first part of the finale episode, Maddie Poppe performed with an unexpected duet partner: Kermit the Frog.
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The show also will feature a duet from Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato.
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Origin and Etymology of duet
Italian duetto, diminutive of duo duo
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First Known Use: circa 1735
in the meaning defined above
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Recent Examples of duet from the Web
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So far, Young has been in conversation with pal (and duet partner) Cassadee Pope about getting together with her beloved French bulldog, Cuppy.
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Clarkson will duet with mother-in-law Reba McEntire, who is hosting the show at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
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On the Monday show, at 8 p.m., those 12 will duet with celebrity guests.
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Is recreating the Top Gun duet part of his plan to gradually re-assimilate to society?
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Matt Lauer, of course, dressed in drag as Dolly Parton to duet with Savannah Guthrie's Willie Nelson.
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Singers can choose to duet with a partnering pop star (or, say, Maui), use audio filters and pitch correction during a performance, and record the song and share it on social media.
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Ariana and Chris confirmed their intentions to duet on the song back in early spring, with rehearsals and studio time and lots of promotion that whipped both of their respective fandoms into quite a state.
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Thankfully, Hagar didn’t try to duet with McLachlan.
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First Known Use of duet
1822
DUET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of duet for English Language Learners
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: a piece of music that is performed by two singers or musicians
DUET Defined for Kids
Definition of duet for Students
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: a piece of music for two performers
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: two people performing music together
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