quartet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/

Definition of quartet

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A group of four people or things, particularly
    “The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.”
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noun

  1. A group of four people or things, particularly
    “The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.”
  2. A group of four people or things, particularly
    “The string quartet played some chamber music.”
  3. A group of four people or things, particularly
    “He composed a string quartet.”
  4. A group of four people or things, particularly
    “The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.”

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Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto.

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