Quartet

//kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of four people or things, particularly

    "The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918."

  2. 2
    a musical composition for four performers wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of four people or things, particularly; A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.

    "The string quartet played some chamber music."

  4. 4
    four people considered as a unit wordnet
  5. 5
    A group of four people or things, particularly; A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.

    "He composed a string quartet."

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  1. 6
    a set of four similar things considered as a unit wordnet
  2. 7
    A group of four people or things, particularly; A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.

    "The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella."

  3. 8
    four performers or singers who perform together wordnet
  4. 9
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one wordnet

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

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