quartet

American  

[kwawr-tet] / kwɔrˈtɛt /

especially British, quartette

noun

1. any group of four persons or things.

2. an organized group of four singers or players.

3. a musical composition for four voices or instruments.

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quartet British  

/ kwɔːˈtɛt /

noun

1. a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group See string quartet

2. any group of four

   a quartet of fast bowlers

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quartet Cultural  

1. A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices.

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Etymology

Origin of quartet

1765–75; < Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto < Latin quartus fourth

Example Sentences

At the end of December, Commonwealth Bank had the highest multiple of the quartet on a one-year forward basis at 25.1 times earnings, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

The quartet is fronted by vocalist and lyricist Florence Shaw, who practiced and taught visual art before linking with guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton in the late 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s why he spends much of the film in uniform, as a traffic warden, as a member of a barbershop quartet, and later as the new member of Ray’s biker gang.

From Los Angeles Times

The quartet of stocks are all down between 20% and 43% since the beginning of October in what has been a miserable final quarter of the year for digital assets.

From Barron's

It’s not quite a Group of Death, but it’s probably the most competitive quartet to come out of Friday’s draw.

From Los Angeles Times

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