foursome

Noun
Synonyms: quartetquartettefour4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquadrupletLittle Joe

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. four people considered as a unit“he joined a barbershop quartet”“the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”Synonyms: quartetquartette
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and oneSynonyms: four4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquartetquadrupletLittle Joe
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Foursome \Four"some\, n.

1.(Golf) A game between four players, with two on each side and each side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.A group of four people or objects; as, we need another player to make a foursome for bridge. [PJC]

Foursome \Four"some\ (f[=o]r"s[u^]m), a. [Four + 2d -some.] Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or Golf] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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