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    QUARTETTE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A musical composition for four performersplay

    Synonyms:

    quartet; quartette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("quartette" 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 unitplay

    Example:

    the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.

    Synonyms:

    foursome; quartet; quartette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("quartette" is a kind of...):

    assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quartette"):

    quadrumvirate (a group of four men)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A set of four similar things considered as a unitplay

    Synonyms:

    quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("quartette" 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 togetherplay

    Synonyms:

    quartet; quartette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("quartette" 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 "quartette"):

    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)

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