English Explanatory Dictionary

quartet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of four people or things, particularly
  2. A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
  3. A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  4. A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.

Pronunciation

/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quartet.wav

Word forms

quartet quartets quartette

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

Synonyms

foursome quadruplet quadruplicity quadrad quaternion quaternity quartet tetrad tetraplet

Related words

number

Derived words

barbershop quartet quartetist string quartet

Translations

Bulgarian: четворка Danish: kvartet Dutch: viertal Dutch: kwartet Finnish: nelikko Finnish: nelikkö French: quatuor French: quadrille Georgian: კვარტეტი German: Quartett Hungarian: négyes Italian: quartetto Japanese: 四人組 Māori: tokowhā Portuguese: quarteto Russian: кварте́т Russian: четвёрка Russian: че́тверо Spanish: cuarteto Swedish: kvartett
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