quartet

Definition

  • n. four performers or singers who perform together
  • n. a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  • n. four people considered as a unit
  • n. a musical composition for four performers

Word forms

Plural
quartets

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The string quartet performed beautifully at the concert last night.

  2. n.

    In computer science, a quartet represents a group of four bytes.