Quartet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Music A composition for four voices or four instruments.
  • n. Music A group of four singers or four instrumentalists.
  • n. A group of four.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A music composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  • n. The set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts.
  • n. A group of four.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  • n. The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.
  • n. A stanza of four lines.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In music: A composition or movement for four solo parts, either vocal or instrumental, usually without accompaniment.
  • n. A company of four singers or players who perform quartets.
  • n. In an orchestra the stringed instruments collectively, and in oratorio music the principal vocal soloists, are sometimes loosely called the quartet.
  • n. A stanza of four lines.
  • n. Same as quadruplet.
  • n. The performers of such a composition, whether vocal or instrumental.
  • n. In embryology, a group of four cleavage-cells considered as a unit, either because they arise at the same time, or because they have a similar origin or prospective function.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. four performers or singers who perform together
  • n. four people considered as a unit
  • n. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
  • n. a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  • n. a musical composition for four performers
  • Equivalent
    quartette   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    digit    figure    set    musical composition    composition    piece    piece of music    opus   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fou    foursome   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Annette    Antoinette    Bernadette    Bizet    Bret    Brett    Burnett    Calumet    Chalmette    Chet   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    concerto    quintet    septet    duet    aria    symphony    orchestra    trio    quartette    opera