QUARTET
Dictionary entry overview: What does quartet mean?
• QUARTET (noun)
The noun QUARTET has 5 senses:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
2. four performers or singers who perform together
3. a set of four similar things considered as a unit
4. four people considered as a unit
5. a musical composition for four performers
Familiarity information: QUARTET used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• QUARTET (noun)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
quaternity; quaternion; quatern; quartet; quadruplet; Little Joe; IV; four; 4; tetrad; foursome; quaternary
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Meaning:
Four performers or singers who perform together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
quartette; quartet
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)
Meaning:
A set of four similar things considered as a unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
quadruple; quartette; quartet; quadruplet
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Meaning:
Four people considered as a unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
foursome; quartette; quartet
Context examples:
he joined a barbershop quartet / the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
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)
Meaning:
A musical composition for four performers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
quartette; quartet
Hypernyms ("quartet" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
