quartet
any group of four persons or things.
an organized group of four singers or players.
a musical composition for four voices or instruments.
Origin of quartet
1- Also especially British, quar·tette .
Words Nearby quartet
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How to use quartet in a sentence
As such, I hereby declare myself qualified to also weigh in on this perplexing quartet of players.
Fantasy football experts weigh in on four polarizing players for the 2021 season | Des Bieler | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostTOKYO — On Friday night at Olympic Stadium, a quartet of Americans worried for several hours that a simple and egregious mistake may have cost them and their fabled teammate a potential gold medal.
U.S. relay team is reinstated after being DQ’d over what it says was a race official’s mistake | Adam Kilgore | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostFord is opening a quartet of Bronco Off-Roadeo camps around the country and admission is free for every Bronco buyer.
In 2009, Fast & Furious kicked off the second trilogy of Fast movies, which ultimately brings together characters from across the first three films and notably reunites the core quartet of Dom, Brian, Letty, and Mia from the first film.
The rise and rise and rise of the Fast & Furious franchise | Emily VanDerWerff | June 25, 2021 | VoxSo let’s break down all of the possibilities ahead for this quartet of teams on the path to the Stanley Cup.
What To Expect In The Weird Stanley Cup Semifinals | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | June 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
And he, like the other men in the quartet of so-called “sure things,” delivers a stunning, awards-worthy performance in his film.
One outside-the-boxer posted the sheet music for Take 5, composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck quartet.
Most Creative ‘Net Neutrality’ Comments on the FCC Website | Abby Haglage | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJimmy Fallon and Kevin Spacey's barbershop quartet cover of Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty?'
Viral Video of the Day: 'Talk Dirty' Gets a Supercover | Alex Chancey, Ben Teitelbaum | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply “temperately, but not timidly.”
Greengrass told the quartet they had the parts at Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica.
Barkhad Abdi: From Limo Driver to Oscar Contender | Tim Teeman | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf this stinking quartet takes it into its head to levy annual blackmail, where is the money coming from?
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThen in the large parish churches the quartet of singers in the west gallery where the organ was placed had been abolished.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerHe had composed a string quartet in B major, and an overture in F major.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyI have written a new quartet, and it is to be played at a soire given by Nicholas Rubinstein.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe new quartet mentioned in this letter was begun about the end of December, or beginning of January.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for quartet
quartette
/ (kwɔːˈtɛt) /
a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group: See string quartet
any group of four: a quartet of fast bowlers
Origin of quartet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for quartet
A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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