quartet C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/ See IPA manual Freq #19394 Meanings 1 noun four people considered as a unit They joined a barbershop quartet. 2 noun 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. 3 noun a musical composition for four performers 4 noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · four people considered as a... foursomequartette 3 noun · a musical composition for... quartette 4 noun · a set of four similar... quadruple More quadradquadrupletquadruplicityquaternionquaternitytetradtetraplet Word family Forms quartets Derived forms quartetist Related forms number Common collocations barbershop quartet Noun + noun Etymology From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quartet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/ **Frequency rank:** 19394 ## Meanings 1. four people considered as a unit 2. A group of four people or things, particularly 3. a musical composition for four performers 4. a set of four similar things considered as a unit ## Examples - They joined a barbershop quartet. - 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. ## Synonyms - foursome - quadrad - quadruplet - quadruplicity - quaternion - quaternity - tetrad - tetraplet ## Derived Forms - quartetist ## Related Forms - number ## Etymology From French quartette, from Italian quartetto. Doublet of cuarteto and quartetto. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown