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quartet.

A group of four people or things, particularly

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/
  1. A group of four people or things, particularly

  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Where this word comes from

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

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