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Definition of Duplet
1. Noun. (beekeeping archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Duplet
1. two musical notes spanning the time of three [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duplet
Literary usage of Duplet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual for Teachers: Musical Dictation by Hollis Dann (1913)
"The duplet is indicated by the figure 2 when used in a compound measure just as
... The duplet allows the composer to represent two even tones to the beat ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"If, however, any two atoms hold a duplet in common the total charge of the two
atoms is decreased by two units. If the two atoms are substantially alike in ..."
3. Music Teacher's Manual by Julia Ettie Crane (1915)
"The Triplet and duplet. A combination of three tones to be sung in the time of
... A duplet is a device by which two tones to a beat may be introduced into ..."
4. Musical Dictation: Study of Tone and Rhythm; Manual for Teachers by Hollis Dann (1913)
"The duplet is indicated by the figure 2 when used in a compound measure just as
... The duplet allows the composer to represent two even tones to the beat ..."
5. Quotations in the New Testament by Crawford Howell Toy (1884)
"Septuagint " according to this season " seems to represent a different Hebrew
text from ours ; and the " at the proper time " appears to be a duplet, ..."
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