duo

1 of 2

noun

ˈdü-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce duo (audio)
 also  ˈdyü-
plural duos
1
: duet
2

duo-

2 of 2

combining form

: two
duologue

Examples of duo in a Sentence

Noun The comedy duo will perform tonight. The author-illustrator duo will be signing their books tomorrow. He and his partner make quite a duo.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Florentino Primera confirms upcoming new album Florentino Primera, of the iconic Venezuelan brother duo Servando y Florentino, is working on an upcoming new album. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2024 Mars has spent much of his time since then performing in Las Vegas both on his own and with Silk Sonic, his throwback-R&B duo with Anderson .Paak. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024 The two-man combination of Green and Jackson-Davis has a 96.2 defensive rating — the 10th best of any duo who has played at least 150 minutes together. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 That record was executive produced by Pop Wansel of production duo Pop & Oak, and featured contributions from Justin Bieber, Jessie Reyez, Syd, Blxst, Thundercat, and Ambré. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2024 Further down the top 10 are Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett ($133 billion), Microsoft duo Bill Gates ($128 billion) and Steve Ballmer ($121 billion), Asia’s richest person Mukesh Ambani ($116 billion), and Google founder Larry Page ($114 billion). Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 Photographed by the legendary duo Meet & Marcus, Hathaway models pieces such as Versace’s leather corsets, denim staples, and slinky knit dresses. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024 In the duo’s adaptation, the town’s doctor played by Strong — known for his turn as the cutthroat Kendall Roy in Succession – expresses more compassion, rather than taking a braggadocious, know-it-all stance. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024 The Lakers, led by the superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, had four players score at least 25 points in what was the team’s highest scoring game of the season. Sam Joseph, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Italian, from Latin, two — more at two

Combining form

Latin duo

First Known Use

Noun

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of duo was in 1590

Dictionary Entries Near duo

Cite this Entry

“Duo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

duo

noun
plural duos
1
: duet
2
: a group of two : pair entry 1

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