quartet
/kwɔːˈtet/noun
उच्चारण क्वॉर्टेट
चार वादकों या गायकों की मंडली
Core word
noun
- 1
[C + sing./pl. verb]
a group of four musicians or singers who play or sing together
चार वादकों या गायकों की मंडली
- a string quartet
- The quartet is performing at the music festival tonight.
- The jazz quartet played until midnight.
+ 2 more examples
- A quartet of schoolgirls sang at the morning assembly.
- The quartet rehearse in the town hall every Saturday.
Synonyms foursome
- 2
[C]
a piece of music for four players or singers
चार वादकों या गायकों के लिए रचित संगीत-रचना
- one of Beethoven's string quartets
- The quartet performed for the guests in the evening.
- The quartet in the second half was the finest piece of the evening.
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- She wrote a quartet for two violins, a viola and a cello.
- The orchestra will play a quartet by Mozart tonight.
- 3
[C]
a set of four people or things
चार का समूह, चौकड़ी
- a quartet of novels about village life
- The quartet of friends travelled to Ladakh together.
- A quartet of cricketers scored all the team's runs.
+ 2 more examples
- The quartet of questions in Section B carried equal marks.
- Four old friends, a happy quartet, met every year in Goa.
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A group of two performers is a duo, three a trio, four a quartet and five a quintet.
दो कलाकारों का समूह duo, तीन का trio, चार का quartet और पाँच का quintet कहलाता है।