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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Formed in 2005, the Sinaloa quartet has maintained its original lineup throughout its career.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
The quartet of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont kicked off their 18-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas on May 6 with a colorful romp through their ska-pop songbook.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Tang also joins Vuckovich’s quartet for a Davis and Coltrane tribute May 15-16 at Palo Alto’s Meyhouse featuring the Yoshi’s rhythm section tandem of bassist Doug Miller and drummer Jason Lewis.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The quartet have between them notched almost 100 years of work for the local pharmaceutical business or its sister company — the formertransforming life in this small Danish city.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
The quartet of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont kicked off their 18-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas on May 6 with a colorful romp through their ska-pop songbook.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Tang also joins Vuckovich’s quartet for a Davis and Coltrane tribute May 15-16 at Palo Alto’s Meyhouse featuring the Yoshi’s rhythm section tandem of bassist Doug Miller and drummer Jason Lewis.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The quartet have between them notched almost 100 years of work for the local pharmaceutical business or its sister company — the formertransforming life in this small Danish city.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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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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