quartet

quar·tet also quar·tette  (kwôr-tt)

n.

1. Music

a. A composition for four voices or four instruments.

b. A group of four singers or four instrumentalists.

2. A group of four.

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[French quartette, from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto, fourth, from Latin qurtus; see quart.]

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quartet

Noun

1. a group of four singers or instrumentalists

2. a piece of music for four performers

3. any group of four [Italian quarto fourth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quartet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quatern, 4, four, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, quaternary digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	quartet - four performers or singers who perform together quartette musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together barbershop quartet - an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony string quartet, string quartette - an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
	3.	quartet - a set of four similar things considered as a unit quadruple, quartette, quadruplet set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	4.	quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." foursome, quartette assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place quadrumvirate - a group of four men
	5.	quartet - a musical composition for four performers quartette musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

Translations

quartet, quartette [kwɔːˈtɛt] n → quatuor m [jazz players]; quartette m

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quartet [kwɔːˈtɛt] n (Mus) → Quartett nt

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quartet, quartette [kwɔːˈtɛt] n → quartetto

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quartet

n quartet [kwoːˈtet]

1 a group of four singers or people playing musical instruments. kwartet, viertal مَجْموعَةٌ من أرْبَعَة عازِفين квартет kvarteto kvartet das Quartett κουαρτέτο (μουσικό σχήμα με τέσσερις μουσικούς) cuarteto kvartett گروه چهار نفری kvartetti quatuor רְבִיעִייָה चार का गुट kvartet (zenei) négyes kuartet kvartett quartetto ４重奏 4중창단, 4중주단 kvartetas kvartets kuartet kwartet kvartett kwartet quarteto cvar­tet квартет kvarteto kvartet kvartet kvartett กลุ่มที่มีสี่คน dörtlü, kuartet 四重唱，四重奏 квартет کسی ساز کو بجانے والا چار گلوکاروں کا گروہ tứ ca; nhóm tứ tấu 四重唱，四重奏

2 a piece of music written for such a group a Mozart quartet. kwartet موسيقى رُباعِيَّه квартет kvartet kvartet; -kvartet das Quartett κουαρτέτο (μουσικό κομμάτι για τέσσερις φωνές ή τέσσερα όργανα) cuarteto kvartett قطعه چهار آوازی kvartetto quatuor רְבִיעִייָה चर्तुवाद्य kvartet vonósnégyes, kvartett kuartet kvartett quartetto ４重奏曲 4중주곡 kvartetas kvartets kuartet kwartet kvartett kwartet quarteto cvartet квартет kvarteto kvartet kvartet kvartett กลุ่มที่มีสี่อย่าง kuartet için yazılmış müzik 四重奏曲 квартет چار فنکاروں کے لۓ تیار کی گئی دھن یا نغمہ bản tứ tấu 四重奏曲