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duo

1

[ doo-oh, dyoo-oh ]

noun

plural duos.
  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

/ ˈːəʊ /

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 ý, 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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About 44 minutes into the film, the third power player in the duo’s dynamic emerges.

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It's as if their duo doesn’t entirely know how to perform affection, and this makes them oddly believable as a couple.

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With Wilson on the opposite side of the draw, the duo cannot meet until the final.

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“It used to be about expressing something universal,” says Claire Evans, an artist, writer and musician best known for being half of the synth-pop duo Yacht.

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They argued that the duo methodically bought shotguns and opened fire on their parents 13 times as the couple watched TV - before going gambling, to parties and on shopping sprees.

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