Quartette
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of quartet. alt-of, alternative
"Another musical memory of the stationmaster was his Joint Railway Male Voice Quartette, comprising three local stationmasters and a booking clerk, whose items were very acceptable at social events. One thing that amused me was that the quartette included a Mr. Dove and a Mr. Crowe; and it was Mr. Dove, and not the latter, who took the bass parts."
- 2 a musical composition for four performers wordnet
- 3 four people considered as a unit wordnet
- 4 a set of four similar things considered as a unit wordnet
- 5 four performers or singers who perform together wordnet
Example
More examples"Another musical memory of the stationmaster was his Joint Railway Male Voice Quartette, comprising three local stationmasters and a booking clerk, whose items were very acceptable at social events. One thing that amused me was that the quartette included a Mr. Dove and a Mr. Crowe; and it was Mr. Dove, and not the latter, who took the bass parts."
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