Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To perform a duet. · To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song. · To perform (sing, play, etc.) as a duet. · (of two people) To say at the same time, to chorus.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). · A song composed for and/or performed by a duo. · A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).
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- Derivation mentionduettoit
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