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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The duet about love and loss returns to Portland not just as a local hit, but a piece that bolstered Slipper's own reputation as a choreographer.
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The singers, accompanied by pianist Dr. Nicolas Catravas, will perform selected scenes from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti and a mix of popular arias and duets.
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With someone of his own age, political persuasion, and affinity, Macron could forge a fraternal duet.
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Lauren King Thompson, who plays a wealthy heiress and a scheming social climber, among others, has a memorable duet with the superb Chaz Feuerstine, whose characters include an ambitious reporter and an amusingly excitable police inspector.
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Apart from a stint in Asleep At The Wheel and a superb duets album with rockabilly queens Wanda Jackson and Janis Martin, Flores has concentrated on her solo career ever since.
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From Winnetonka High School, seniors Maddie Fields and Kali Holman received a Superior rating for their musical theater duet.
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Timbaland (2006) As mortifying the lyrics of this song can be, Nelly Furtado is as good, if not better, of a rapper as Iggy Azalea, and her Timbaland duet is bizarrely enjoyable. 13.
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Among the other tracks on the album is another first for Wilson: a duet with long-time friend Kid Rock.
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Origin and Etymology of duet
Italian duetto, diminutive of duo duo
Recent Examples of duet from the Web
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He was accompanied by half a dozen dancers, but there was no sign of Maren Morris, who duets with Rhett on the recording.
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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
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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
duet
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du·et
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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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