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quartet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth a fourth part fr L. quartus the fourth See {Quart}.] 1. (Mus.) a A composition in four parts each performed by a single voice or instrument. b The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts 2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quartet n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}] 2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quartette}] 3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartette}, {quadruplet}] 4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: {quartette}, {foursome}] 5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: {quartette}]
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