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 started the season as arguably the top four attacking options in the squad.
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Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
An arrestingly versatile quartet of musicians led by percussionist Tlale Makhene (joined by Nathan Koci on accordion and banjo, Marika Hughes on cello and Thandi Ntuli on piano) seems to hold the whole world of music in their hands.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Four chairs sit upstage on a riser for the quartet of elders.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
The Swedish National Concert Company, a double quartet of Stockholm, Sweden, has been engaged by members of the Swedish Lutheran Church of this city to give a concert at some April date.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
An arrestingly versatile quartet of musicians led by percussionist Tlale Makhene (joined by Nathan Koci on accordion and banjo, Marika Hughes on cello and Thandi Ntuli on piano) seems to hold the whole world of music in their hands.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Four chairs sit upstage on a riser for the quartet of elders.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
The Swedish National Concert Company, a double quartet of Stockholm, Sweden, has been engaged by members of the Swedish Lutheran Church of this city to give a concert at some April date.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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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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