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du·o
(do͞o′ō, dyo͞o′ō)n. pl. du·os
1. Music A duet, especially two performers singing or playing together.
2. Two people or two things in close association: a duo of negotiators.
[Italian, from Latin, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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duo
(ˈdjuːəʊ)n, pl duos or dui (ˈdjuːiː)
1. (Music, other) music
a. a pair of performers
b. another word for duet
2. (Theatre) a pair of actors, entertainers, etc
3. informal a pair of closely connected individuals
[C16: via Italian from Latin: two]
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du•o
(ˈdu oʊ, ˈdyu oʊ)n., pl. du•os.
1. duet.
2. two persons commonly associated with each other; couple.
3. two things ordinarily placed or found together; a pair: a duo of lovebirds.
[1580–90; < Italian < Latin: two]
duo-
a combining form meaning “two”: duotone.
[comb. form of Greek dýo, Latin duo two]
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| Noun | 1. |  duo - two items of the same kind fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| 2. | duo - two performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together | |
| 3. |  duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"pair - two people considered as a unit same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" | |
| 4. | duo - a musical composition for two performers primo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" |
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duo
noun partnership, couple, pair, duet, twosome the famous singing and dancing duo
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duó
duet
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duo
n → Duo nt
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