- a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
See string quartet - any group of four
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quar•tet /kwɔrˈtɛt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an organized group of four singers or players.
- a musical composition for four voices or instruments.
- any group of four persons or things.
quar•tet
(kwôr tet′),USA pronunciation n.
- any group of four persons or things.
- an organized group of four singers or players.
- a musical composition for four voices or instruments.
- Latin quartus fourth
- Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto
- 1765–75
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quartet, quartette /kwɔːˈtɛt/ n
'quartet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barbershop
- Barber
- Brubeck
- Durrell
- Franck
- Haydn
- Scott
- second fiddle
- sonata form
- string quartet
- absolute music
- foursome
- Kreutzer Sonata
- loud
- original
- piano quartet
- piano quintet
- solo