QUARTETTES

Noun

quartettes

plural of quartette

Source: Wiktionary


QUARTETTE

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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