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Duet (film)
WordNet
noun
(1) (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
(2) A musical composition for two performers
(3) A pair who associate with one another
"The engaged couple"
"An inseparable twosome"
(4) Two performers or singers who perform together
(5) Two items of the same kind
WiktionaryText
Etymology
from duetto 'short musical composition for two voices', diminutive of duo 'two', itself from duo 'two'
Noun
- A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
- 2005, James Henderson, Caribbean and the Bahamas
- The fare is Caribbean with an Asian touch — millefeuille of sun-dried tomato, Paris mushrooms and chargrilled local asparagus followed by a duet of chicken and shrimp...
- 2005, James Henderson, Caribbean and the Bahamas
Usage notes
- In the UK and other Commonwealth countries, the present and past participles of this verb are often spelled with a double T: duetted and duetting