DUO (dui)
Dictionary entry overview: What does duo mean?
• DUO (noun)
The noun DUO has 4 senses:
1. two items of the same kind
2. two performers or singers who perform together
3. a pair who associate with one another
4. a musical composition for two performers
Familiarity information: DUO used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DUO (noun)
Meaning:
Two items of the same kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
dyad; duo; duet; duad; distich; couplet; twosome; twain; pair; brace; span; yoke; couple
Hypernyms ("duo" is a kind of...):
2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duo"):
doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)
Meaning:
Two performers or singers who perform together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
duette; duo; duet
Hypernyms ("duo" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Instance hyponyms:
Laurel and Hardy (United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together)
Meaning:
A pair who associate with one another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
twosome; couple; duet; duo
Context examples:
the engaged couple / an inseparable twosome
Hypernyms ("duo" is a kind of...):
pair (two people considered as a unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duo"):
same-sex marriage (two people of the same sex who live together as a family)
Meaning:
A musical composition for two performers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
duette; duet; duo
Hypernyms ("duo" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Meronyms (parts of "duo"):
primo (the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet))
secondo (the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet))
