quartette meaning

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quartette (noun): four performers or singers who perform together.

quartette has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

quartette as a noun

  1. four performers or singers who perform together

    Synonyms: quartet

    Type of: musical organization

    Kinds: barbershop quartet, string quartet

  2. a set of four similar things considered as a unit

    Synonyms: quartet, quadruplet, quadruple

    Type of: set

  3. four people considered as a unit
    • he joined a barbershop quartet
    • the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.

    Synonyms: quartet, foursome

    Type of: gathering

    Kinds: quadrumvirate

  4. a musical composition for four performers

    Synonyms: quartet

    Type of: musical composition

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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