quartet

noun

quar·​tet kwȯr-ˈtet How to pronounce quartet (audio)
variants or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially : the performers of a quartet

Examples of quartet in a Sentence

He is a member of a jazz quartet. a string quartet by Beethoven The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
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That quartet of opponents were profligate with their opportunities, but West Ham finally came spectacularly unstuck against a better opposition in Liverpool. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 Ten episodes of this latest season of Virgin River pales in comparison to how many were produced for that quartet in their heydays. Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 The London Screenings runs Feb. 23 through 28 and has become hugely successful, growing from its founding quartet of All3Media, Banijay, Fremantle and ITV Studios to a sprawling event that sees 36 distributors take over a host of central London cinemas. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 What happened to the fourth member of Boyz II Men? Boyz II Men started as a quartet with bass singer, Michael McCary. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quartet 

Word History

Etymology

Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quartet was in 1773

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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

quartet

noun
quar·​tet
variants also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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