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QUARTET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical composition for four performers
Synonyms:
quartet; quartette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Four people considered as a unit
Example:
the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
Synonyms:
foursome; quartet; quartette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quartet"):
quadrumvirate (a group of four men)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A set of four similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Four performers or singers who perform together
Synonyms:
quartet; quartette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quartet"):
barbershop quartet (an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony)
string quartet; string quartette (an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Synonyms:
4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
