duet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
2. A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
3. A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To perform a duet.
2. (intransitive) To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.
3. (transitive) To perform (sing, play, etc.) as a duet.
4. (transitive) (of two people) To say at the same time, to chorus.

Concepten

duet

duo

quatre-mains

Synoniemen

duo

duette

couple

👫

twosome

dyad

pas de deux

pair

yoke

duetto

span

brace

couplet

distich

duad

twain

2

twins

duett

double

antiphony

four-handed

Vertalingen

Duett

duo

dúo

duetto

duo

duet

dueto

duo

dueto

duetto

διφωνία

διωδία

dupla

parella

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/djuˈɛt/

Etymologie (Engels)

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).