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Vinony

duo

noun

  1. group composed of two persons
  2. two people that work together
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdjuː.əʊ/ / /ˈd͡ʒuː.əʊ/ / /ˈdu.oʊ/

name

  1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially
  2. Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
  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.

    “I noticed early on, in playing a duo with a violinist, that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing.”