quartet

[ kwawr-tet ]

noun

1. any group of four persons or things.
2. an organized group of four singers or players.
3. a musical composition for four voices or instruments.

quartet

/ kwɔːˈtɛt /

noun

1. a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group See string quartet
2. any group of four

   a quartet of fast bowlers

quartet

1. A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartet¹

1765–75; < Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto < Latin quartus fourth

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartet¹

C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth

Example Sentences

From 1961 to 1965, he filled in as Elvin Jones’ substitute in the John Coltrane Quartet.

From Los Angeles Times

The 81-year-old drummer brings a vibrant young quartet to Catalina Bar & Grill.

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Even when the Australian punk rock quartet recorded its charmingly raw debut EP, “Giddy Up,” in a single night and released it online in 2016, the initial 100 streams were reward enough.

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The Aussie quartet is gathered on a recent afternoon around a Griffith Park picnic table, where a small herd of little kids makes a racket on the grass nearby.

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Outside of U2, the Athens, Ga., quartet was the biggest rock band on the planet in the 1990s.

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Related Words

• assemblage
• band
• cast
• choir
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• troupe