quatuor

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

quatuor (plural quatuors)

  1. (music) A quartet.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Latin quattuor (frequently occurs without doubling quatuor).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwa.tɥɔʁ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɥɔ

Noun[edit]

quatuor m (plural quatuors)

  1. (music) quartet (composition)
  2. (music) quartet (group of musicians)
  3. (sexuality) foursome

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Numeral[edit]

quatuor (indeclinable)

  1. medieval spelling of quattuor

References[edit]

  • quatuor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • quatuor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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