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quartet

noun quar·tet \kwr-ˈtet\

: a group of four singers or musicians who perform together

: a song or piece of music performed by four singers or musicians

: a group or set of four people or things

Full Definition of QUARTET

1
:  a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
:  a group or set of four; especially :  the performers of a quartet

Variants of QUARTET

quar·tet also quar·tette \kwr-ˈtet\
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Origin of QUARTET

Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart
First Known Use: 1773
QUARTET Defined for Kids

quartet

noun quar·tet \kwr-ˈtet\

Definition of QUARTET for Kids

1
:  a piece of music for four instruments or voices
2
:  a group of four singers or musicians who perform together
3
:  a group or set of four <Above them, a quartet of swallows dipped and circled … — Jane Yolen, The Devil's Arithmetic>

Variants of QUARTET

quar·tet also quar·tette \kwr-ˈtet\

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