From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
{four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion},
{quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet},
{foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn:
{quartet}, {quartette}]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{quartet}, {quartette}, {quadruplet}, {quadruple}]
4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop
quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn:
{quartet}, {quartette}, {foursome}]
5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: {quartet},
{quartette}]
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