noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
CMU ARPABET:K W AO0 R T EH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A group of four people or things, particularly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A group of four people or things, particularly
A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
The string quartet played some chamber music.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A group of four people or things, particularly
A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
He composed a string quartet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A group of four people or things, particularly
A group of four singers that sing together in four-part harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
The barbershop quartet performed the composition a cappella.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a musical composition for four performers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quartette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
6
noun
Meaning 6
four people considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he joined a barbershop quartet
the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quartette, foursome
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathering, assemblage
Narrower terms: quadrumvirate
7
noun
Meaning 7
a set of four similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
8
noun
Meaning 8
four performers or singers who perform together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quartette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical organization, musical organisation, musical group