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 quartet quartet /kwɔrˈtɛt/

noun

  1. A musical composition for four performers  ( quartet , quartette )
    a musical composition for four performers
  2. Four people considered as a unit  ( quartet , quartette , foursome )
    four people considered as a unit
     He joined a barbershop quartet
    he joined a barbershop quartet
     The foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
    the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
  3. A set of four similar things considered as a unit  ( quadruple , quadruplet , quartet , quartette )
    a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  4. Four performers or singers who perform together  ( quartet , quartette )
    four performers or singers who perform together
  5. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one  ( foursome , IV , Little Joe , quadruplet , quartet , quatern , quaternary , quaternion , quaternity , 4 , four , tetrad )
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
     I have four books to read for my class
    I have four books to read for my class