duplet C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈduplət/ UK /ˈdjuːplət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a group of two notes played in the time of three The pianist phrased the duplet smoothly against the triplet accompaniment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of two notes played... doubletpaircouplet ↔ Opposites triplet Word family Related forms dupledoubleduo Etymology AI details From 'duple' / Latin 'duplus' ('twofold') + the diminutive suffix '-et'; a musical figure of two notes. duplus Latin duo French View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # duplet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈduplət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdjuːplət/ ## Meanings 1. a group of two notes played in the time of three ## Examples - The pianist phrased the duplet smoothly against the triplet accompaniment. ## Synonyms - doublet - pair - couplet ## Antonyms - triplet ## Related Forms - duple - double - duo ## Roots and Affixes - Root: duplus - Root: duo ## Etymology From 'duple' / Latin 'duplus' ('twofold') + the diminutive suffix '-et'; a musical figure of two notes. ## AI Etymology Duplet is from 'duple' / Latin 'duplus' ('twofold') + the diminutive suffix '-et'; a musical figure of two notes. The ancestry passes through Latin duplus and Latin duo. In present use as a noun, it means "a group of two notes played in the time of three", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include duple, double, and duo. Its contrast set includes triplet, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in duple, double, and duo, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown