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   quartet

   /kwɔːˈtɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a group of four people playing music or singing together.
   • ▪ a composition for a quartet: "a Beethoven quartet"
   • ▪ a set of four people or things: "a quartet of comfortable armchairs"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the general sense ‘set of four’): from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, from quarto ‘fourth’, from Latin quartus.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUARTET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   QUARTET definition: 1. a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing as a group: 2. a piece of music…. Learn more.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › QuartetQuartet - Wikipedia

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   A street brass quartet. In music, a quartet (French: quatuor, German: Quartett, Italian: quartetto, Spanish: cuarteto, Polish: kwartet) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers. [1] [2]

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quartetQuartet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of QUARTET is a musical composition for four instruments or voices. How to use quartet in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryQUARTET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   QUARTET meaning: 1. a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing as a group: 2. a piece of music…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUARTET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   quartet in British English. or quartette (kwɔːˈtɛt ) noun. 1. a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group. See string quartet. 2. any group of four. a quartet of fast bowlers.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › quartet_nquartet, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the noun quartet mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun quartet. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. quartet has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. literature (early 1600s) music (late 1700s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun quartet?

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › quartetquartet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of quartet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A quartet is a musical group with four members. If you play the viola, you might form a string quartet with two violinists and a cellist.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of quartet – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    QUARTET definition: four people singing or playing music in a group. Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryQUARTET definition in American English - Collins Online...

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    A quartet is a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. American English : quartet / kwɔrˈtɛt / Arabic : رُبَاعِيَّة