quartet

noun

quar·​tet kwȯr-ˈtet 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Directed by Matt Shakman, the superhero reboot introduces Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the new quartet. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2025

Del Mar, California is a great getaway any time of year, but especially so when racing season begins Growing up in Detroit, one of the teenage rites of passage was making twenty bucks disappear betting the horse races at one of a quartet of depressing local tracks. —David Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

The quartet combined for 83 of the Sparks’ season-high 99 points. —John W. Davis, Oc Register, 16 July 2025

The quartet, fronted by María Zardoya, is vying to become the first group with a woman lead singer to be nominated in this category since Wet Leg three years ago. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing quartet

• barbershop quartet
• string quartet

Rhymes for quartet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette