Found 2 items, similar to quartet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: quartet quartet n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: quartette] 3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartette, quadruplet] 4: four people considered as a unit; “he joined a barbershop quartet”; “the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.” [syn: quartette, foursome] 5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartette]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quartet 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines. [1913 Webster]