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A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A musical composition for such a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: string quartette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quartet, quartette
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
smyčcové kvarteto
— group of four string players
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Danish:
strygekvartet
— group of four string players
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Dutch:
strijkkwartet
— group of four string players
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Esperanto:
arĉa kvarteto
— group of four string players
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French:
quatuor à cordes
— group of four string players
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German:
Streichquartett
— group of four string players
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Hungarian:
vonósnégyes
— group of four string players
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Icelandic:
strengjakvartett
— group of four string players
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Norwegian Bokmål:
strykekvartett
— group of four string players
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
strykekvartett
— group of four string players
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Polish:
kwartet smyczkowy
— group of four string players
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Portuguese:
quarteto de cordas
— group of four string players
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Romanian:
cvartet de coarde
— group of four string players
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Spanish:
cuarteto de cuerda
— group of four string players
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Swedish:
stråkkvartett
— group of four string players
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Czech:
smyčcový kvartet
— composition for four string players
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Danish:
strygekvartet
— composition for four string players
-
Dutch:
strijkkwartet
— composition for four string players
-
Esperanto:
arĉa kvarteto
— composition for four string players
-
French:
quatuor à cordes
— composition for four string players
-
German:
Streichquartett
— composition for four string players
-
Hungarian:
vonósnégyes
— composition for four string players
-
Icelandic:
strengjakvartett
— composition for four string players
-
Norwegian Bokmål:
strykekvartett
— composition for four string players
-
Norwegian Nynorsk:
strykekvartett
— composition for four string players
-
Polish:
kwartet smyczkowy
— composition for four string players
-
Portuguese:
quarteto de cordas
— composition for four string players
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Spanish:
cuarteto de cuerda
— composition for four string players
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Swedish:
stråkkvartett
— composition for four string players