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DUETTE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does duette mean? 

DUETTE (noun)
  The noun DUETTE has 2 senses:

1. two performers or singers who perform togetherplay

2. a musical composition for two performersplay

  Familiarity information: DUETTE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUETTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Two performers or singers who perform together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

duet; duette; duo

Hypernyms ("duette" is a kind of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Instance hyponyms:

Laurel and Hardy (United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A musical composition for two performers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

duet; duette; duo

Hypernyms ("duette" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Meronyms (parts of "duette"):

primo (the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet))

secondo (the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet))


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