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Meaning of Quartet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt

Definitions

  1. A group of four people or things, particularly
  2. A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
  3. A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  4. A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.

Equivalents

العربية الرباعية رباعي مربع
Bosanski kvartet квартет
Català quartet
Čeština kvartet kvarteto
Cymraeg pedwarawd
Dansk kvartet
Deutsch Quartett
Español cuarteto
Suomi kvartetti kvartetto nelikko
Français quartet quartette quatuor
עברית רביעייה
Hrvatski kvartet квартет
Magyar kvartett négyes
Bahasa Indonesia kuartet
Italiano quartetto
日本語 カルテット 四重唱 四重奏
ქართული კვარტეტი
한국어 사중주 콰르텟
Kurdî kvartet
Nederlands kwartet
Polski kwartet
Português quarteto
Română cvartet
Русский квартет
Slovenščina kvartet
Српски kvartet квартет
Tagalog kuwarteto
Tiếng Việt bộ tứ

Examples

“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.”
“The string quartet played some chamber music.”
“He composed a string quartet.”
“The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

quartetist Quartets quartett Quartette Quartettes quartetto

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