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duo

1

[ doo-oh, dyoo-oh ]

noun

, plural du·os.
  1. Music. duet.
  2. two persons commonly associated with each other; couple.
  3. two animals or objects of the same sort; two things ordinarily placed or found together; a pair:

    a duo of lovebirds.



duo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “two,” used in the formation of compound words:

    duologue.

duo-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating two

    duotone

“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


duo

2

/ ˈdjuːəʊ /

noun

  1. music
    1. a pair of performers
    2. another word for duet
  2. a pair of actors, entertainers, etc
  3. informal.
    a pair of closely connected individuals
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duo1

1580–90; < Italian < Latin: two

Origin of duo2

Combining form of Greek dýo, Latin duo two
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duo1

from Latin

Origin of duo2

C16: via Italian from Latin: two
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Example Sentences

The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”

The duo have five of these rogue installations under their belts, with another coming in early 2015.

Last September, the "designer" duo got booed at Lanvin's Paris fashion show after they arrived late to their front row seats.

The CIA canceled the deal three years later, but by then the duo had received $81 million.

We could have played a duo show instead of hiring six people to tour with us.

Sinus duo sunt maiores, vastque; alter is, qui S. Laurentij gurges; alter, qui Francius appellatur.

Nos duo Societate tuguriolum habemus ligneum, in quo vix posit mens commouere nos possumus.

Fines intrinseci accidentales pariter sunt duo: procreatio prolis et remedium concupiscentiae.

Praeterea, illi duo fines intrinseci essentiales matrimonii existunt.

Ostendens duo ossa quod dicebat illa esse quæ ceciderunt de talis suis.

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