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BNC: 8027 COCA: 11286

quartet

quartet /kwoɚˈtɛt/ noun
plural quartets
quartet
/kwoɚˈtɛt/
noun
plural quartets
Learner's definition of QUARTET
[count]
: a group of four singers or musicians who perform together四重奏乐团;四重唱组合
: a song or piece of music performed by four singers or musicians四重奏(曲);四重唱(曲)
: a group or set of four people or things四人一组;四个一套
BNC: 8027 COCA: 11286

quartet

noun

quar·​tet kwȯr-ˈtet How to pronounce quartet (audio)
variants or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially : the performers of a quartet

Example Sentences

He is a member of a jazz quartet. a string quartet by Beethoven The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
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Word History

Etymology

Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quartet was in 1773
BNC: 8027 COCA: 11286

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