|
|
English Dictionary: quartet |
by the
DICT Development Group |
2 results for quartet |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- quartet
- n
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe]
- four performers or singers who perform together
Synonym(s): quartet, quartette
- a set of four similar things considered as a unit
Synonym(s): quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
- four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
Synonym(s): quartet, quartette, foursome
- a musical composition for four performers
Synonym(s): quartet, quartette
|
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto,
dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the
fourth. See {Quart}.]
1. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a
single voice or instrument.
(b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in
four parts.
2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines.
|
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
|
|
|
|