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
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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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The final quartet includes two teams from the Big Ten, one from the Southeastern Conference and third-time semifinalist Notre Dame (13-1).
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
With roots in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Germany, the producing quartet are part of the next wave of European talent with ambitions to make a global impact.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
The final quartet includes two teams from the Big Ten, one from the Southeastern Conference and third-time semifinalist Notre Dame (13-1).
—Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Bowers also mimicked the film’s convergence of technology and nature, tapping the musical quartet Sandbox Percussion, whose members play organic (pieces of wood) and inorganic materials (metal pipes, oxygen tanks).
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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