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duo

1

[ doo-oh, dyoo-oh ]

noun

, plural du·os.
  1. Music. duet.
  2. two persons commonly associated with each other; couple.
  3. two animals or objects of the same sort; two things ordinarily placed or found together; a pair:

    a duo of lovebirds.



duo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “two,” used in the formation of compound words:

    duologue.

duo-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating two

    duotone



duo

2

/ ˈdjuːəʊ /

noun

  1. music
    1. a pair of performers
    2. another word for duet
  2. a pair of actors, entertainers, etc
  3. informal.
    a pair of closely connected individuals

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Word History and Origins

Origin of duo1

1580–90; < Italian < Latin: two

Origin of duo2

Combining form of Greek dýo, Latin duo two

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Word History and Origins

Origin of duo1

from Latin

Origin of duo2

C16: via Italian from Latin: two

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Example Sentences

Edmonton’s defensive pair of Darnell Nurse and Tyson Barrie allow the highest rate of even-strength shots against per 60 minutes among all defensive duos sharing at least 100 minutes of ice time together.

Consider a company like GrubHub, where the duo worked previously.

SoftBank-backed HAPSMobile injected $125 million into the business in 2019 as the duo worked on airborne internet connectivity equipment.

From Fortune

That’s good news for the Clippers, who can stack up the headline duo of Leonard and George — and their other leading role players — against just about any other starting five in the league.

To find your “one,” flip through the profiles of the joeys, adults, wild koalas and mom-and-baby duos, or take the quick matchmaking test.

The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”

The duo have five of these rogue installations under their belts, with another coming in early 2015.

Last September, the "designer" duo got booed at Lanvin's Paris fashion show after they arrived late to their front row seats.

The CIA canceled the deal three years later, but by then the duo had received $81 million.

We could have played a duo show instead of hiring six people to tour with us.

Sinus duo sunt maiores, vastque; alter is, qui S. Laurentij gurges; alter, qui Francius appellatur.

Nos duo Societate tuguriolum habemus ligneum, in quo vix posit mens commouere nos possumus.

Fines intrinseci accidentales pariter sunt duo: procreatio prolis et remedium concupiscentiae.

Praeterea, illi duo fines intrinseci essentiales matrimonii existunt.

Ostendens duo ossa quod dicebat illa esse quæ ceciderunt de talis suis.

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