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Definitions for: Quartet
[n] a musical composition for four performers
[n] four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
[n] a set of four similar things considered as a unit
[n] four performers or singers who perform together
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Webster (1913) Definition: Quar*tet", Quartette Quar*tette", n. [It. quartetto,
dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the
fourth. See Quart.]
1. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a
single voice or instrument.
(b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in
four parts.
2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines.
Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quadruplet, quartette, quartette, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad
See Also: assemblage, barbershop quartet, composition, digit, figure, gathering, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation, musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, quadrumvirate, set, string quartet, string quartette
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