quartet

1. 1

   A group of four people or things, particularly

   • The last of the quartet of American fighter pilots to join the RAF before the war was Cyril 'Pussy' Palmer, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1918.
2. 2

   A group of four people or things, particularly; A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.

   • The string quartet played some chamber music.
3. 3

   A group of four people or things, particularly; A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.

   • He composed a string quartet.
4. 4

   A group of four people or things, particularly; A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.

   • The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.

syn. foursome · quadruplet · quadruplicity · quadrad · quaternion · quaternity · quartet · tetrad · tetraplet