quartet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French quartette, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian quartetto.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
quartet (plural quartets)
- (music) A music composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
- A string quartet.
- (music) The set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts.
- A quartet of violinists.
- (music) A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.
- A gospel quartet.
- Any group of four, especially people.
Synonyms
- (group of four): foursome, tetrad; see also Thesaurus:quartet
Translations
music composition in four parts
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four musicians who perform a piece of music together
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group of four
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See also
Catalan
Noun
quartet m (plural quartets)
French
Noun
quartet m (plural quartets)
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