duplet

Meaning

Noun

  • A group of two things.
  • An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
  • A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.

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Origin

  • Mid-17th century. From Latin duplus.

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