duet

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noun

du·​et dü-ˈet 

 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Garland was also singing a signature song for her half of the entwined duet — which was reportedly her idea, to jazz up the special. —Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Erivo joined her Good Witch counterpart Ariana Grande in several duets, and all three actresses performed alongside and engaged in banter with Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, and Ethan Slater. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Madonna, understandably, nixed the release, and Kim Basinger stepped in to duet with Ozzy instead. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

Sabrina Carpenter duets with Taylor Swift on the title track for The Life of a Showgirl Carpenter previously joined Swift for several of her Eras Tour stops The Life of a Showgirl is now available to stream Sabrina Carpenter is living the showgirl life with Taylor Swift! —Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for duet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

duet

noun

du·​et

d(y)ü-ˈet

: a composition for two performers