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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUO, n. [L.,two.] A song in two parts.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad]
2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: duet, duette, duo]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple, twosome, duo, duet]
4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: duet, duette, duo]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural duos) Etymology: Italian, from Latin, two — more at two Date: 1590 1. duet 2. pair 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) 1 a pair of actors, entertainers, singers, etc. (a comedy duo). 2 Mus. a duet. Etymology: It. f. L, = two

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Duo Du"o, n. [It. duo, fr. L. duo two. See Duet.] (Mus.) A composition for two performers; a duet.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(duos) 1. A duo is two musicians, singers, or other performers who perform together as a pair. ...a famous dancing and singing duo. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to two people together as a duo, especially when they have something in common. (mainly JOURNALISM) ...Britain's former golden Olympic duo of Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

both, brace, couple, couplet, distich, double harness, doublet, duad, duet, duettino, dyad, ensemble music, ensemble singing, match, mates, octet, pair, part music, part singing, part song, polyphonic music, quartet, quintet, septet, septuor, sestet, set of two, sextet, span, team, terzet, terzetto, the two, trio, twain, two, twosome, yoke