quartet

[ kwawr-tet ]

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.

quartet

/ kwɔːˈtɛt /

noun

1. See string quartet
   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

quartet

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartet¹

C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth

Example Sentences

As such, I hereby declare myself qualified to also weigh in on this perplexing quartet of players.

From Washington Post

TOKYO — 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.

From Washington Post

Ford is opening a quartet of Bronco Off-Roadeo camps around the country and admission is free for every Bronco buyer.

From Popular-Science

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.

From Vox

So let’s break down all of the possibilities ahead for this quartet of teams on the path to the Stanley Cup.

From FiveThirtyEight

And he, like the other men in the quartet of so-called “sure things,” delivers a stunning, awards-worthy performance in his film.

From The Daily Beast

One outside-the-boxer posted the sheet music for Take 5, composed by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.

From The Daily Beast

Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Spacey's barbershop quartet cover of Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty?'

From The Daily Beast

The quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply “temperately, but not timidly.”

From The Daily Beast

Greengrass told the quartet they had the parts at Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica.

From The Daily Beast

If this stinking quartet takes it into its head to levy annual blackmail, where is the money coming from?

From Project Gutenberg

Then in the large parish churches the quartet of singers in the west gallery where the organ was placed had been abolished.

From Project Gutenberg

He had composed a string quartet in B major, and an overture in F major.

From Project Gutenberg

I have written a new quartet, and it is to be played at a soire given by Nicholas Rubinstein.

From Project Gutenberg

The new quartet mentioned in this letter was begun about the end of December, or beginning of January.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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