string quartet meaning

Definition of string quartet

1. an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

   Synonyms: string quartette

   Type of: quartet

string quartet in a sentence

• A string quartet is rehearsing in the next room.
• Tom often thinks of Mary when he hears a string quartet.
• Besides the thirty operas Verdi wrote a string quartet, the Manzoni Requiem, and a national hymn.
• Tom, Mary, John and Alice often play string quartets together.
• Tom plays in a string quartet.

How to pronounce string quartet

string quartet is pronounced /strɪŋ kwɔːˈtɛt/ in British English and /strɪŋ kwɔrˈtɛt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.