quartet

[ kwawr-tet ]
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noun
  1. any group of four persons or things.

  2. an organized group of four singers or players.

  1. a musical composition for four voices or instruments.

Origin of quartet

1
1765–75; <Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto<Latin quartusfourth
  • Also especially British, quar·tette .

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British Dictionary definitions for quartet

quartet

quartette

/ (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

Origin of quartet

1
C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth

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Cultural definitions for quartet

quartet

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

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