quartet

nounattested in dialogue

//kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt//

A group of four people or things, particularly

noun

1
A group of four people or things, particularly
The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.
2
A group of four people or things, particularly A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
The string quartet played some chamber music.
3
A group of four people or things, particularly A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
He composed a string quartet.
4
A group of four people or things, particularly A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.
The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

Forms

plural: quartets

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