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[ doo-oh, dyoo-oh ] / ˈdu oʊ, ˈdyu oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR duo ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural du·os.Music. duet. two persons commonly associated with each other; couple. two animals or objects of the same sort; two things ordinarily placed or found together; a pair: a duo of lovebirds. Origin of duo1580–90; <Italian <Latin: two Words nearby duoDuns Scotus, Dunstable, Dunstan, dunt, Duntroon, duo, duobinary, duodecagon, duodecastyle, duodecillion, duodecimal Definition for duo (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “two,” used in the formation of compound words: duologue. Origin of duo-combining form of Greek dýo,Latin duotwo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duoThe Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.” Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST The duo have five of these rogue installations under their belts, with another coming in early 2015. #Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project|James Joiner|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last September, the "designer" duo got booed at Lanvin's Paris fashion show after they arrived late to their front row seats. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The CIA canceled the deal three years later, but by then the duo had received $81 million. The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We could have played a duo show instead of hiring six people to tour with us. How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST His compositions consisted of a Grand duo and three Duets, which were published. The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski The Duo scrubbed each other daily in—a biscuit tin of water. Norman Ten Hundred|A. Stanley Blicq Heri duo nomenclatores mei (habent sane ætatem eorum, qui nuper togas sumpserunt), ternis denariis ad laudandum trahebantur. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence|Cornelius Tacitus The old proverb, Ubi tres medici, duo athei, cast an opprobrium on the medical profession that can never have been just. Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici'|Alexander Whyte It is no wonder that the old saying ran: Ubi tres medici, duo sunt athei (Of three doctors two are sure to be atheists). The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
British Dictionary definitions for duo (1 of 2)
noun plural duos or dui (ˈdjuːiː)music - a pair of performers
- another word for duet
a pair of actors, entertainers, etc informal a pair of closely connected individuals Word Origin for duoC16: via Italian from Latin: two British Dictionary definitions for duo (2 of 2)Word Origin for duo-from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to duopair, couple, brace, dyad, doublet |