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.
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The quartet look to dock with the space station a day after launch for about a two-week stay on what would be the fourth visit by Axiom Space, and second commanded by Whitson.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Mascherano echoed Suarez’s sentiments that this tournament is special for the quartet.
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Four members of the NEA Literary Arts staff left the agency by the end of May, according to an email the quartet shared shortly after the May 2 cuts, with another staffer exiting not long after.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
The quartet will spend about 14 days conducting research and technology demonstrations aboard the ISS, with the goal of completing over 60 experiments with contributions from more than 30 countries — a record number for an Axiom mission.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Mascherano echoed Suarez’s sentiments that this tournament is special for the quartet.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Four members of the NEA Literary Arts staff left the agency by the end of May, according to an email the quartet shared shortly after the May 2 cuts, with another staffer exiting not long after.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
The quartet will spend about 14 days conducting research and technology demonstrations aboard the ISS, with the goal of completing over 60 experiments with contributions from more than 30 countries — a record number for an Axiom mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 June 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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