quatuor

noun

quat·​uor

ˈkwädəˌwȯr,

-äˌtw-

plural quatuors

old-fashioned : quartet sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin quattuor four

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

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