QUARTETTE

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

quartette (plural quartettes)

Alternative spelling of quartet

Source: Wiktionary

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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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