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fourpiece en · NOUN

Etymology

From four + piece.

Meanings

  1. A group (of musicians and/or singers) comprising four people; a quartet.
    • The London-based fourpiece – fronted by the shaven-headed Skin, who combined the vocal range of Mariah Carey with the swagger of Michael Hutchence, alongside bassist Cass and drummer Mark Richardson – had sold 4m albums, headlined Glastonbury, and played at Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday party. 2009 September 23, Laura Barnett, “Skunk Anansie: 'We burnt out'”, in The Guardian:

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