[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quartet \quartet"\, quartette \quartette"\, n. it. quartetto,
   dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. l. quartus the
   fourth. see quart.
   1. mus.
      a a composition in four parts, each performed by a
          single voice or instrument.
      b the set of four person who perform a piece of music in
          four parts.
          1913 webster

   2. poet. a stanza of four lines.
      1913 webster
see also:
quart 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quartette
     n 1: four performers or singers who perform together syn: quartet
     2: a set of four similar things considered as a unit syn: quartet,
         quadruplet
     3: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop
        quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." syn: quartet,
         foursome
     4: a musical composition for four performers syn: quartet
see also:
quartet quadruplet foursome 

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