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- [kwawr-tet]
- /kwɔrˈtɛt/
- /kwɔːˈtet/
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- [kwawr-tet]
- /kwɔrˈtɛt/
Definitions of quartet word
- noun quartet any group of four persons or things. 1
- noun quartet an organized group of four singers or players. 1
- noun quartet a musical composition for four voices or instruments. 1
- noun quartet A group of four people playing music or singing together. 1
- noun quartet group of four musicians 1
- noun quartet musical piece for four 1
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Origin of quartet
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto < Latin quartus fourth
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Parts of speech for Quartet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quartet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quartet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quartet
noun quartet
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
- band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- choir — A choir is a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or school.
Antonyms for quartet
noun quartet
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
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