quartet
Meanings
Plural: quartets
Noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- four performers or singers who perform together
- a set of four similar things considered as a unit
- four people considered as a unit
- "he joined a barbershop quartet"
- a musical composition for four performers
- A group of four people or things, particularly
- A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
- A group of four people or things, particularly
- A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
- A group of four people or things, particularly
- A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.
- A group of four people or things, particularly
Origin / Etymology
From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.
Synonyms
4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadrad, quadruple, quadruplet, quadruplicity, quartet, quartette, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, tetraplet
Scrabble Score: 16
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