quartet

American  

[kwawr-tet] / kwɔrˈtɛt /

especially British, quartette

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.

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quartet British  

/ 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

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quartet Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of quartet

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

Example Sentences

Those who know him say he is the most charismatic of the quartet and the most sharply dressed, with designer brown leather boots that somehow look good even with an orange flight suit.

From BBC

That was the first time those three and Johnson had started together under Bellamy, and that quartet could do damage against a Bosnian defence that conceded a creditable seven goals in their eight qualifiers.

From BBC

After studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London, she toured the world with the female electric violin quartet Escala after reaching the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2008.

From BBC

Some would say Aston Villa have the easiest run-in of the quartet.

From BBC

Although an ankle limited him to eight starts last season, he played an important role in a Rams tight-end quartet that established itself as the team’s secondary receiving threat behind the Puka Nacua-Davante Adams combination.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assemblage
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• choir
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