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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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