variants
or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially
: the performers of a quartet
Examples of quartet in a Sentence
He is a member of a jazz quartet.
a string quartet by Beethoven
The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
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The happy quartet looked festive while all dressed up for dinner during the holidays in 2024.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
However, there are still two games on the schedule between teams in that quartet — Detroit hosts Columbus on Tuesday and Philadelphia on Thursday — meaning that at least one of those teams is guaranteed to get to 90 points before the end of the season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The happy quartet looked festive while all dressed up for dinner during the holidays in 2024.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Tae Davis had 18 points, Derrion Reid scored 17 and Nijel Pack added 15 as the quartet combined to make 25 of 49 shots and help Oklahoma shoot 50% overall.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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