a due

• IPA^(key): /a‿dˈdu.e/

a due (invariable)

1. (music) "for two", indicating both musicians or sections play together

• → Norwegian Bokmål: a due

• edua

From Italian a due (“for two”), first part from Italian a (“in, a”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away”), from ab (“from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Italian due (“two”), from Latin duae, feminine plural of duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːduːə/

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• Rhymes: -uːə
• Hyphenation: a‧du‧e

a due

1. (music) a due (indicating both musicians or sections play together)

   a due corde ― for two strings

   a due voci ― for two voices

   a due mani ― for two hands

2. (music) in an orchestral score, indication of two instruments (group) which are to play the same voice (eg 1st and 2nd violin)

• “a_due” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “a due” in Store norske leksikon

• daue