Definitions for quartet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe(noun)

    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

  2. quartet, quartette(noun)

    four performers or singers who perform together

  3. quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple(noun)

    a set of four similar things considered as a unit

  4. quartet, quartette, foursome(noun)

    four people considered as a unit

    "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."

  5. quartet, quartette(noun)

    a musical composition for four performers

Wiktionary

  1. quartet(Noun)

    A music composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.

    A string quartet.

  2. quartet(Noun)

    The set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts.

    A quartet of violinists.

  3. quartet(Noun)

    A group of four.

  4. Origin: quartetto.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quartet(noun)

    alt. of Quartette


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

quartet(noun)

a group of four singers or people playing musical instruments.

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