quartet
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quartet
- /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.
noun quartets · quartette
- A group of four people or things, particularly The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.
- A group of four musicians who perform classical music together. The string quartet played some chamber music.
- A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. He composed a string quartet.
- A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony. The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.
Similar: foursome, quadruplet, quadruplicity, quadrad, quaternion, quaternity, quartet, tetrad, tetraplet
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quadruplet, quartette, tetrad, quaternion, quaternity, quatern, four, quaternary, little joe, iv, foursome, quatuor, quadripartite, fourfold, quarter, physics
noun
Similar: foursome, quadruplet, quadruplicity, quadrad, quaternion, quaternity, quartet, tetrad, tetraplet
Translations
Every language
noun group of four
| Español | cuarteto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 四人組 yoningumi |
| Português | quarteto |
| Français | quatuor, quadrille |
| Deutsch | Quartett |
| Italiano | quartetto |
| Русский | кварте́т kvartét, четвёрка četvjórka, че́тверо čétvero |
Talk about this word "quartet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quartet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quartet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quartet "quartet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quartet.Cite this
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title = {quartet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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