Duet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

two items of the same kind

two performers or singers who perform together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈaʊɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djuːˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djuːˈɛt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛmpˈaʊɚɹ/.

Examples

the engaged couple
an inseparable twosome

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pair span couple couplet distich duad twosome pas de deux duo dyad yoke brace twain duette

Parts of Speech

noun	two items of the same kind
noun	two performers or singers who perform together
noun	a pair who associate with one another “the engaged couple”
noun	a musical composition for two performers
noun	(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

Word Forms

couple	verb	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
pair	verb	arrange in pairs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Duett

zwei gleichartige Gegenstände

🇫🇷French

duo

deux objets du même genre

🇪🇸Spanish

dueto

dos artículos del mismo tipo

🇮🇹Italian

duetto

due elementi dello stesso tipo

🇵🇹Portuguese

dueto

dois itens do mesmo tipo

🇷🇺Russian

дуэт

два предмета одного типа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

युगल

एक ही प्रकार की दो वस्तुएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

যুগল

একই ধরনের দুটি আইটেম

🇮🇳Tamil

டூயட்

ஒரே வகையான இரண்டு பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

యుగళగీతం

ఒకే రకమైన రెండు అంశాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

युगल

एकाच प्रकारच्या दोन वस्तू

🇮🇳Gujarati

યુગલગીત

એક જ પ્રકારની બે વસ્તુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯುಗಳ ಗೀತೆ

ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಎರಡು ವಸ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്യുയറ്റ്

ഒരേ തരത്തിലുള്ള രണ്ട് ഇനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਗਾਣਾ

ਇੱਕੋ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀਆਂ ਦੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوڑی

ایک ہی قسم کی دو اشیاء

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

二重唱

两个相同种类的物品

🇯🇵Japanese

デュエット

同じ種類の 2 つのアイテム

🇰🇷Korean

이중주

같은 종류의 두 품목

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diễn đôi

hai món đồ cùng loại

🇹🇭Thai

ร้องคู่

สองรายการที่เป็นประเภทเดียวกัน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دويتو

عنصرين من نفس النوع

🇮🇷Persian

دوئت

دو مورد از یک نوع

🇹🇷Turkish

düet

aynı türden iki ürün

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוּאֵט

שני פריטים מאותו סוג

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