🎤 A music group 4️⃣ A group of four 🎼 A music piece

quartette

6.1

A set of four things or people seen as one group

noun
/kwɔrˈtɛt/

: cuarteto

The renowned string quartette performed at the concert hall last night.

Examples

The museum displayed a quartette of paintings by the same artist.
He bought a quartette of matching chairs for the dining room.
The quartette performed beautifully at the concert.
Did you hear the quartette at the festival?
The renowned string quartette performed at the concert hall last night.
The museum displayed a quartette of paintings by the same artist.
The quartette of musicians captivated the audience with their harmonious melodies.

Synonyms

foursome

vsquartette

21 3.2

A group of four people who meet or play together

is used more for musical or artistic groupings than informal fours

quartet

vsquartette

15 3.3

A set of four people or things thought of as one unit

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling form

quadruple

vsquartette

5 4.3

A group of four items or an amount four times as much

focuses on groups of four in music or art rather than numeric amounts

quadruplet

vsquartette

1 6.2

A group of four similar things treated as one

is used mainly for musical or artistic groups rather than any set of four

quaternity

vsquartette

Archaic

9.9

A set of four related things

is used chiefly for musical or artistic groups rather than abstract numbering

quaternion

vsquartette

Archaic

9.6

A group of four people or things

is the common term for musical or artistic groups rather than technical use

Compounds

string quartette

Archaic

4.9

A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them

Surface Forms

quartette singular

quartettes plural

Etymology

Quartette comes from the Italian quartetto, from quattro meaning 'four' and the ending -ette meaning a 'small set'. So a quartette can mean any set of 'four' things considered as one unit.