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| 1. | [ noun ] four people considered as a unit | |
| Synonyms: | foursome quartette | |
| Examples: | "he joined a barbershop quartet" "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." |
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| Related terms: | gathering quadrumvirate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a set of four similar things considered as a unit | |
| Synonyms: | quadruplet quartette | |
| Related terms: | set | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) four performers or singers who perform together | |
| Synonyms: | quartette | |
| Related terms: | musical_organization barbershop_quartet string_quartet | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | |
| Synonyms: | four 4 quaternity quatern tetrad quaternary quaternion quadruplet foursome Little_Joe IV | |
| Related terms: | digit | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a musical composition for four performers | |
| Synonyms: | quartette | |
| Related terms: | musical_composition | |
| Similar spelling: |
quartette |
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