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QUARTET
quartet, quartette
(noun) a musical composition for four performers
quartet, quartette, foursome
(noun) four people considered as a unit; “he joined a barbershop quartet”; “the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
(noun) a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quartet, quartette
(noun) four performers or singers who perform together
four, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quartet (plural quartets)
(music) A music composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
(music) The set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts.
(music) A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.
Any group of four, especially people.
Synonyms: foursome, tetrad, Thesaurus:quartet
Source: Wiktionary
Quar*tet", Quar*tette", n. Etym: [It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]
1. (Mus.) (a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. (b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.
2. (Poet.)
Definition: A stanza of four lines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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