duet vs saltation

saltation vs duet

duet and saltation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
duet	Yes	No	No	No
saltation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, saltation is a hypernym of duet; that is, saltation is a word with a broader meaning than duet:

duet: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Other hypernyms of duet include dance, dancing, terpsichore.

duet (noun)	saltation (noun)
(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a musical composition for two performers	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
a pair who associate with one another	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
two performers or singers who perform together	an abrupt transition
two items of the same kind	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

Difference between duet and saltation

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