duon.

Brit.

/ˈdjuːəʊ/,

/ˈdʒuːəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈd(j)uoʊ/

Forms: Plural duos.

Etymology: < Italian duo duet, < Latin duo two.

1. Music. A duet.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > duet

duo1590

duetto1709

duet1725

duettino1763

1590 T. Whithorne (title) His Songs for 2 voyces, of the which some be plaine and easie..the rest of these Duos be made for those that be more perfect in Singing or Playing.

1665 S. Pepys Diary 15 Oct. Tried to compose a duo of counter point.

1781 J. Moore View Soc. Italy (1795) I. 189 A Duo performed by an old man and a young woman.

1880 Grove's Dict. Music I. 468 Some writers use the form ‘Duet’ for vocal, and ‘Duo’ for instrumental compositions; this distinction, however, is by no means universally adopted.

figurative and in extended use.1802 M. Moore Lascelles I. 232 She usually had a female friend staying with her, to interrupt these tedious duo's.1871 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch (1872) I. i. x. 151 The talking was done in duos and trios more or less inharmonious.

2. Two people; a couple; esp. a pair of entertainers. Also figurative. (Cf. quot. 1871 at sense 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun] > of people

twosomec1480

brace1606

couple1759

duumvirate1771

Arcades ambo1821

duo1887

1887 Lantern (New Orleans) 16 July 2/2 The morals of this duo were very much impaired.

1930 Amer. Speech 6 115 (headline) Date set for bank theft trial of duo.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §583/33 Pop duo or trio, a popular team of two or three [entertainers].

1958 Times 23 Sept. 3/4 They [sc. two Spanish dancers] are a delightfully matched duo.

1958 Listener 16 Oct. 595/2 Richards..ejected the poet, leaving a duo of poem and reader.

1969 Stage 18 Sept. 23/2 (advt.) Organ-drums duo with vocals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	duo
释义	duon. Brit. /ˈdjuːəʊ/, /ˈdʒuːəʊ/, U.S. /ˈd(j)uoʊ/ Forms: Plural duos. Etymology: < Italian duo duet, < Latin duo two. 1. Music. A duet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > duet duo1590 duetto1709 duet1725 duettino1763 1590 T. Whithorne (title) His Songs for 2 voyces, of the which some be plaine and easie..the rest of these Duos be made for those that be more perfect in Singing or Playing. 1665 S. Pepys Diary 15 Oct. Tried to compose a duo of counter point. 1781 J. Moore View Soc. Italy (1795) I. 189 A Duo performed by an old man and a young woman. 1880 Grove's Dict. Music I. 468 Some writers use the form ‘Duet’ for vocal, and ‘Duo’ for instrumental compositions; this distinction, however, is by no means universally adopted. figurative and in extended use.1802 M. Moore Lascelles I. 232 She usually had a female friend staying with her, to interrupt these tedious duo's.1871 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch (1872) I. i. x. 151 The talking was done in duos and trios more or less inharmonious. 2. Two people; a couple; esp. a pair of entertainers. Also figurative. (Cf. quot. 1871 at sense 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun] > of people twosomec1480 brace1606 couple1759 duumvirate1771 Arcades ambo1821 duo1887 1887 Lantern (New Orleans) 16 July 2/2 The morals of this duo were very much impaired. 1930 Amer. Speech 6 115 (headline) Date set for bank theft trial of duo. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §583/33 Pop duo or trio, a popular team of two or three [entertainers]. 1958 Times 23 Sept. 3/4 They [sc. two Spanish dancers] are a delightfully matched duo. 1958 Listener 16 Oct. 595/2 Richards..ejected the poet, leaving a duo of poem and reader. 1969 Stage 18 Sept. 23/2 (advt.) Organ-drums duo with vocals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : duo-comb. form < n.1590 see also
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