'Quartette' definitions:

Definition of 'quartette'

From: WordNet
noun
Four performers or singers who perform together [syn: quartet, quartette]
noun
A set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple]
noun
Four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome]
noun
A musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette]

Definition of 'Quartette'

From: GCIDE
  • Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]
  • 1. (Mus.) (a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. (b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines. [1913 Webster]

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