quartet

Noun
Synonyms: four4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquadrupletfoursomeLittle Joequartette

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and oneSynonyms: four4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquadrupletfoursomeLittle Joe
  2. four performers or singers who perform togetherSynonyms: quartette
  3. a set of four similar things considered as a unitSynonyms: quartettequadrupletquadruple
  4. four people considered as a unit“he joined a barbershop quartet”“the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”Synonyms: quartettefoursome
  5. a musical composition for four performersSynonyms: quartette
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]

1.(Mus.) (a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. (b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts. [1913 Webster]

2.(Poet.) A stanza of four lines. [1913 Webster]

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