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DUETTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duette mean?
• DUETTE (noun)
The noun DUETTE has 2 senses:
1. two performers or singers who perform together
2. a musical composition for two performers
Familiarity information: DUETTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Two performers or singers who perform together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
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:
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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