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quar·tet

also quar·tette (kwôr-tĕt′)

1. Music

a. A composition for four voices or four instruments.

b. A group of four singers or four instrumentalists.

2. A group of four.

[French quartette, from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto, fourth, from Latin quārtus; see quart.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

quartet

(kwɔːˈtɛt) or

quartette

1. (Music, other) 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.

[C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

quar•tet

(kwɔrˈtɛt)

n.

1. an organized group of four singers or players.

2. a musical composition for four voices or instruments.

3. any group of four persons or things.

Also, esp. Brit.,quar•tette′.

[1765–75; < Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto < Latin quārtus fourth]

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Noun	1.	quartet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quatern, 4, four, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, quaternary digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	quartet - four performers or singers who perform together quartette musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together barbershop quartet - an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony string quartet, string quartette - an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
	3.	quartet - a set of four similar things considered as a unit quadruple, quartette, quadruplet set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	4.	quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." foursome, quartette assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place quadrumvirate - a group of four men
	5.	quartet - a musical composition for four performers quartette musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

Translations

رُبَاعِيَّةمَجْموعَةٌ من أرْبَعَة عازِفينموسيقى رُباعِيَّه

kvartetokvartet

kvartet=-kvartet

Quartett

κουαρτέτο

cuarteto

kvartettinelikkonelikkö

quartette quatuor

kvartet

kvartettzenei négyes

kvartett

quartetto

四重奏

사중창단

kvartetas

kvartets

kvarteto

kvartett

กลุ่มนักร้องหรือนักดนตรีสี่คน

dörtlükuartetkuartet için yazılmış müzik

nhóm tứ tấu

四重奏四重奏曲四重唱

quartet

quartette [kwɔːˈtet] N (gen) (Mus) → cuarteto m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quartet

quartette [kwɔː^rˈtɛt] n

(= group of four musicians or singers) → quatuor m; [jazz players] → quartette m

(= piece of music) → quatuor m

(= foursome) → quatuor m

(= four) a quartet of books → quatre livres

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quartet(te)

n (Mus: = foursome) → Quartett nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quartet

quartette [kwɔːˈtɛt] n → quartetto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quartet

(kwoːˈtet) noun

1. a group of four singers or people playing musical instruments.

2. a piece of music written for such a group. a Mozart quartet.

quartet

→ رُبَاعِيَّة kvarteto kvartet Quartett κουαρτέτο cuarteto kvartetti quartette kvartet quartetto 四重奏 사중창단 kwartet kvartett kwartet quarteto квартет kvartett กลุ่มนักร้องหรือนักดนตรีสี่คน dörtlü nhóm tứ tấu 四重奏

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