"double act" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-double act.wav Forms: double acts [plural]
  1. Duo comique.
    Sense id: fr-double_act-en-noun-8pouIOsK Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: double-act
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