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

Left bereft by defeat against Sweden in the final in Beijing four years ago, the Scottish quartet have come to dominate their sport since.

From BBC

Canada also beat the British quartet in the round robin this month.

From BBC

To understand the dynamic between the quartet, you have to go back almost nine years to when they first came together as a team.

From BBC

Directed by Tristan Cook and opening in New York this weekend, the film breaks up its tour footage with the history of the quartet and briefly sketched portraits of its players.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Scottish quartet need to win their final three games and hope for favours elsewhere if they are to salvage a place in the medal matches.

From BBC

Related Words

• assemblage
• band
• cast
• choir
• chorus
• orchestra
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• trio
• troupe