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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe]
2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: quartet, quartette]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple]
4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome]
5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette]

Merriam Webster's

also quartette noun Etymology: Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart Date: 1773 1. a musical composition for four instruments or voices 2. a group or set of four; especially the performers of a quartet

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also quartette) 1 Mus. a a composition for four voices or instruments. b the performers of such a piece. 2 any group of four. Etymology: F quartette f. It. quartetto f. quarto fourth f. L quartus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(quartets) 1. A quartet is a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. ...a string quartet. ...a quartet of singers. N-COUNT-COLL 2. A quartet is a piece of music for four instruments or four singers. N-COUNT

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