duo

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UK /ˈdjuː.əʊ/ US /ˈdu.oʊ/

noun 5name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

musical, violinist

The musical duo performed their greatest hits at the concert last night.

VERB + DUO

performing, playing

The two musicians are performing as a duo at the jazz club downtown.

DUO + NOUN

owl, pork

The comedy duo's latest pork chop sketch had the entire audience laughing uncontrollably.

PREP.

in, on, with

The musical duo performed together on stage for the first time last night.

Definitions

noun

Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially

Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:

Any pair of people.

Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.

A meal with two paired components.

The duo of pork consisted of a smoked sausage and a shoulder joint.

name

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

The mascot owl of Duolingo.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a musical composition for two performers

duet
duette

noun — a pair who associate with one another

noun — two performers or singers who perform together

duet
duette

noun — two items of the same kind

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The duo of pork consisted of a smoked sausage and a shoulder joint.

Wiktionary

I noticed early on, in playing a duo with a violinist, that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are p

Wiktionary

Tom and Mary are a musical duo.

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The duo arrived on stage.

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The duo will split the $63,000 prize.

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Duo, the owl, teaches many languages.

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