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quar·tet

also quar·tette (kwôr-tĕt′)
n.
1. Music
a. A composition for four voices or four instruments.
b. A group of four singers or four instrumentalists.
2. A group of four.
[French quartette, from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto, fourth, from Latin quārtus; see quart.]
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quartet

(kwɔːˈtɛt) or

quartette

n
1. (Music, other) a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group. See string quartet
2. any group of four: a quartet of fast bowlers.
[C18: from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto fourth]
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quar•tet

(kwɔrˈtɛt)

n.
1. an organized group of four singers or players.
2. a musical composition for four voices or instruments.
3. any group of four persons or things.
Also, esp. Brit.,quar•tette′.
[1765–75; < Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto < Latin quārtus fourth]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:quartet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one]quartet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2. [画像:quartet - four performers or singers who perform together]quartet - four performers or singers who perform together
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
barbershop quartet - an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony
string quartet, string quartette - an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
3. quartet - a set of four similar things considered as a unit
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
4. quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
quadrumvirate - a group of four men
5. quartet - a musical composition for four performers
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
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Translations
رُبَاعِيَّة مَجْموعَةٌ من أرْبَعَة عازِفينموسيقى رُباعِيَّه
kvartetokvartet
kvartet=-kvartet
kvartettinelikkonelikkö
kvartet
kvartettzenei négyes
kvartett
四重奏
사중창단
kvartetas
kvartets
kvarteto
kvartett
กลุ่มนักร้องหรือนักดนตรีสี่คน
dörtlü kuartetkuartet için yazılmış müzik
nhóm tứ tấu

quartet

quartette [kwɔːˈtet] N (gen) (Mus) → cuarteto m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quartet

quartette [kwɔːrˈtɛt] n
(= group of four musicians or singers) → quatuor m; [jazz players] → quartette m
(= piece of music) → quatuor m
(= foursome) → quatuor m
(= four) a quartet of books → quatre livres
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quartet(te)

n (Mus: = foursome) → Quartett nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quartet

quartette [kwɔːˈtɛt] n → quartetto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quartet

(kwoːˈtet) noun
1. a group of four singers or people playing musical instruments. kwartet, viertal مَجْموعَةٌ من أرْبَعَة عازِفين квартет quarteto kvarteto das Quartett kvartet κουαρτέτο cuarteto kvartett گروه چهار نفری kvartetti quatuor רביעייה चार का गुट kvartet (zenei) négyes kuartet kvartett quartetto 4重奏 4중창 kvartetas kvartets kuartet kwartet kvartett kwartet څلور كسيزه ډله په تېره دسندر غاړو يا لوبغاړو: دنظم يا شعر هغه ټوټه چې څلور برخې يا څلور اّوازه ولري او دڅلور كسو له خوا ويل كيږي quarteto cvar­tet квартет kvarteto kvartet kvartet kvartett วงดนตรีมีผู้เล่นสี่คน dörtlü, kuartet 四重唱,四重奏 квартет کسی ساز کو بجانے والا چار گلوکاروں کا گروہ tứ ca; nhóm tứ tấu 四重唱,四重奏
2. a piece of music written for such a group. a Mozart quartet. kwartet موسيقى رُباعِيَّه квартет quarteto kvartet das Quartett kvartet; -kvartet κουαρτέτο cuarteto kvartett قطعه چهار آوازی kvartetto quatuor רביעייה चर्तुवाद्य kvartet vonósnégyes, kvartett kuartet kvartett quartetto 4重奏曲 사중창(주)곡 kvartetas kvartets kuartet kwartet kvartett kwartet دنظم يا شعر هغه ټوټه چې څلور برخې يا څلور اّوازه ولري او دڅلور كسو له خوا ويل كيږي quarteto cvartet квартет kvarteto kvartet kvartet kvartett เพลงสําหรับเล่นโดยวงดนตรีสี่คน kuartet için yazılmış müzik 四重唱曲,四重奏曲 квартет چار فنکاروں کے لۓ تیار کی گئی دھن یا نغمہ bản tứ tấu 四重奏曲
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quartet

→ رُبَاعِيَّة kvarteto kvartet Quartett κουαρτέτο cuarteto kvartetti quartette kvartet quartetto 四重奏 사중창단 kwartet kvartett kwartet quarteto квартет kvartett กลุ่มนักร้องหรือนักดนตรีสี่คน dörtlü nhóm tứ tấu 四重奏
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