duo

Plural: dui, duos

Noun

• A pair of people or things, especially performers.
• two items of the same kind
• two performers or singers who perform together
• a pair who associate with one another
• a musical composition for two performers
• Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.
• Any pair of people.
• Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
• A meal with two paired components.
• A song in two parts; a duet.

Examples

• The duo of pork consisted of a smoked sausage and a shoulder joint.
• The DUO of ’Q’ and ’Z’ on his rack was a Scrabble player’s dream for a big score.

Synonyms

brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duette, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke, doublet, duo, duplet, twinsome

Related Words

duet, number, quartet, trio