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quartet

Pronunciation: /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/

The English word “quartet” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A group of four people or things, particularly
  2. A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
  3. A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  4. A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

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