| NOUN | quantity | duet, couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, dyad, duad | two items of the same kind |
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| group | duet, duette, duo | two performers or singers who perform together | |
| group | duet, couple, twosome, duo | a pair who associate with one another | |
| communication | duet, duette, duo | a musical composition for two performers | |
| act | duet, pas de deux | (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) |
| Sounds | duweh't; dyuweh't | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | Two items of the same kind. | |
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| Synonyms | couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, dyad, duad | |
| Parts | mate, fellow | One of a pair |
| Narrower | doubleton | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| Broader | two, 2, II, deuce | The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number |
| Spanish | dúo, pareja, par, tándem | |
| Catalan | duo, parella, parell | |
| Meaning | Two performers or singers who perform together. | |
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| Synonyms | duette, duo | |
| Instances | Laurel and Hardy | United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together |
| Broader | musical organization, musical organisation, musical group | An organization of musicians who perform together |
| Spanish | dúo | |
| Catalan | duet, duo | |
| Meaning | A pair who associate with one another. | |
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| Synonyms | couple, twosome, duo | |
| Narrower | same-sex marriage | Two people of the same sex / sex who live together as a family |
| Broader | pair | Two people considered as a unit |
| Spanish | dúo, pareja | |
| Catalan | duo, parella, parell | |
| Meaning | A musical composition for two performers. | |
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| Synonyms | duette, duo | |
| Parts | primo | The principal part of a duet / duet (especially a piano duet / duet) |
| secondo | The second or lower part of a duet / duet (especially a piano duet / duet) | |
| Broader | musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music | A musical work that has been created |
| Spanish | dueto, duette, duo, dúo, dupla | |
| Catalan | duet, duo | |
| Meaning | (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble). | |
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| Synonym | pas de deux | |
| Part of | ballet, concert dance | A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
| Parts | adagio | A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers |
| Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
| Spanish | pas de deux | |
| Catalan | duet, pas de deux | |
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