quartet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.
Meanings
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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.
2015, Tony Holmes, American Eagles: US Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1939-1945:
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A group of four people or things, particularly ▸ A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
The string quartet played some chamber music.
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A group of four people or things, particularly ▸ A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
He composed a string quartet.
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A group of four people or things, particularly ▸ A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.
The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quartette | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quartets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
string quartet · barbershop quartet · quartetist
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
tetragram · olympiad · tetraeteris · tetralogy · tetrapolis · tetraples · tetragraph · quadrilogy · quadrennium · barbershop quartet · tetrapla · string quartet · tetraeterid · quattuorvirate
Meronyms
Relateds
Synonyms
quadrad · quaternity · quadruplet · quaternion · quadruplicity · foursome · quartet · tetrad · tetraplet
Translations (76)
da kvartet (group of four) · es cuarteto (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · sv kvartett (musical composition for four musicians) · pt quarteto (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · pt quarteto (musical composition for four musicians) · ru че́тверо (group of four) · sl kvartet (musical composition for four musicians) · cy pedwarawd (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · nl kwartet (group of four) · cy pedrawd (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · tl kuwarteto (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · sv kvartett (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · es cuarteto (musical composition for four musicians) · ka კვარტეტი (group of four) · ja カルテット (musical composition for four musicians) · fr quadrille (group of four) · ja 四重奏 (musical composition for four musicians) · pl kwartet (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · nl viertal (group of four) · fi kvartetti (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · ca quartet (musical composition for four musicians) · it quartetto (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · hu kvartett (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · fr quatuor (musical composition for four musicians) · bg четворка (group of four) · ia quartetto (musical composition for four musicians) · ca quartet (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · ko 콰르텟 (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · fr quartette (musical composition for four musicians) · ko 콰르텟 (musical composition for four musicians) · fr quatuor (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · nn kvartett (musical composition for four musicians) · mi tokowhā (group of four) · fi nelikkö (group of four) · fr quartette (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · cs kvartet (musical composition for four musicians) · nb kvartett (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · ru кварте́т (group of four) · sl kvartet (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · nl kwartet (musical composition for four musicians) · ro cvartet (musical composition for four musicians) · ru четвёрка (group of four) · da kvartet (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · pt quarteto (group of four) · hu kvartett (musical composition for four musicians) · fi kvartetti (musical composition for four musicians) · ja 四人組 (group of four) · da kvartet (musical composition for four musicians) · bg квартет (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · fr quatuor (group of four) · hu négyes (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · de Quartett (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · ja カルテット (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · sv kvartett (group of four) · ka კვარტეტი (musical composition for four musicians) · ja 四重唱 (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · ko 사중주 (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · de Quartett (musical composition for four musicians) · ka კვარტეტი (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · de Quartett (group of four) · ko 사중주 (musical composition for four musicians) · bg квартет (musical composition for four musicians) · nn kvartett (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · fi nelikko (group of four) · cs kvarteto (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · nb kvartett (musical composition for four musicians) · nl kwartet (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · cmn 四重奏 (musical composition for four musicians) · es cuarteto (group of four) · it quartetto (group of four) · cmn 四重奏 (four musicians who perform a piece of music together) · hu négyes (group of four) · ru кварте́т (musical composition for four musicians) · tl kuwarteto (musical composition for four musicians) · it quartetto (musical composition for four musicians) · ru кварте́т (four musicians who perform a piece of music together)