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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
Noun
quartette (plural quartettes)
Alternative spelling of 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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