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duo.

Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdjuː.əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒuː.əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdu.oʊ/Canada, General-American/ˈdju.oʊ/Canada, General-American
  1. Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially

  2. Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially: Two musicians who perform music together.

  3. Any pair of people.

  4. Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.

  5. A meal with two paired components.

    The duo of pork consisted of a smoked sausage and a shoulder joint.
  6. A song in two parts; a duet.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *dwóh₁ From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic.

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