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du⋅et

  [doo-et, dyoo-]
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–noun
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
Origin:
1730–40; earlier duett < It duetto, equiv. to du(o) duet + -etto -et

Related forms:
du⋅et⋅tist, noun
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du·et   (dōō-ět', dyōō-)   
n.  
  1. Music
    1. A composition for two voices or two instruments.
    2. A group of two singers or two instrumentalists.
  2. A pair.

[Italian duetto, diminutive of duo, from Latin, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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