quartet

quartet
quartet (n.) 1773, "musical composition for four instruments or voices," from Fr. quartette, from It. quartetto, dim. of quarto "fourth," from L. quartus "fourth" (see QUART (Cf. quart)). Meaning "set of four singers or musical performers" is from 1814.

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