quartet | ||
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 | |
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quartette |