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noun
any group of four persons or things.
an organized group of four singers or players.
a musical composition for four voices or instruments.
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Also especially British , quar·tette .
Origin of quartet 1765â75; <Italian
quartetto, diminutive of
quarto <Latin
quartus fourth
Words nearby quartet quarter section ,
quarter sessions ,
quarterstaff ,
quarter tone ,
quarter-wave plate ,
quartet ,
quartic ,
quartile ,
quarto ,
quartz ,
quartz clock
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How to use quartet in a sentence As such, I hereby declare myself qualified to also weigh in on this perplexing quartet of players.
TOKYO â On Friday night at Olympic Stadium, a quartet of Americans worried for several hours that a simple and egregious mistake may have cost them and their fabled teammate a potential gold medal.
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In 2009, Fast & Furious kicked off the second trilogy of Fast movies, which ultimately brings together characters from across the first three films and notably reunites the core quartet of Dom, Brian, Letty, and Mia from the first film.
So letâs break down all of the possibilities ahead for this quartet of teams on the path to the Stanley Cup.
And he, like the other men in the quartet of so-called âsure things,â delivers a stunning, awards-worthy performance in his film.
One outside-the-boxer posted the sheet music for Take 5, composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet .
Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Spacey's barbershop quartet cover of Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty?'
The quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply âtemperately, but not timidly.â
Greengrass told the quartet they had the parts at Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica.
If this stinking quartet takes it into its head to levy annual blackmail, where is the money coming from?
Then in the large parish churches the quartet of singers in the west gallery where the organ was placed had been abolished.
He had composed a string quartet in B major, and an overture in F major.
I have written a new quartet , and it is to be played at a soire given by Nicholas Rubinstein.
The new quartet mentioned in this letter was begun about the end of December, or beginning of January.
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British Dictionary definitions for quartet
noun
a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group See string quartet any group of four a quartet of fast bowlers
Word Origin for quartet C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth
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Cultural definitions for quartet
A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices.
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