Synonyms for duo

Grammar : Noun

Spell : doo-oh, dyoo-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu oʊ, ˈdyu oʊ

Définition of duo

Origin : 1580s, "song for two voices," via either Italian or French, from Latin duo "two" (see two). Meaning "two people" (especially as an entertainment team) attested by 1887.

noun twosome

Example sentences :

I heard every note, and thought the trees and the brook were enjoying a duo, and—Bon Dieu!
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

It had been singing with her the duo of which lightly she had spoken.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

The Duo scrubbed each other daily in—a biscuit tin of water.
Extract from : « Norman Ten Hundred » by A. Stanley Blicq

Duo would have had him driven away, but Suo felt compassion for him.
Extract from : « Tales of Folk and Fairies » by Katharine Pyle

Duo was very willing to do this; she had no longer any use for them.
Extract from : « Tales of Folk and Fairies » by Katharine Pyle

If you will do this I will try to gain entrance to the palace and the apartments of Duo.
Extract from : « Tales of Folk and Fairies » by Katharine Pyle

Exempla duo, quæ pravitatis humanæ vim animo meo luculenter exhibent, non proferre non possum.
Extract from : « A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. » by William Wilberforce

I dare say it is so in the other entitled Duo Testes, &c., but that is of no moment.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 136, June 5, 1852 » by Various

The duo walked to a casucha and after entering it closed the door.
Extract from : « Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile » by Henry Stephens

When the duo first appeared their faces wore a ruddy, arrogant hue.
Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis

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