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foursome
(fɔːʳsəm)
Word forms: plural foursomes
countable noun [with singular or plural verb]
A foursome is a group of four people or things.
The London-based foursome are set to release their fourth single this month.
foursome in British English
(ˈfɔːsəm)
noun
1.
a set or company of four
2. sport
a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball
Compare fourball, greensome3. (modifier)
of or performed by a company of four
a foursome competition
foursome in American English
(ˈfɔrsəm)
adjective
1.
of or engaged in by four
noun
2.
a group of four persons
3. Golf
a game involving four players, often two to a team
Word origin
four + -some2Image offoursome
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In other languagesfoursome
British English: foursome NOUN
A foursome is a group of four people or things.
The foursome released their second album this month.
- American English: foursome
- Brazilian Portuguese: grupo de quatro pessoas
- Chinese: 四个一组
- European Spanish: grupo de cuatro personas
- French: quatuor
- German: Quartett
- Italian: quartetto
- Japanese: 四人組
- Korean: 4인조 그룹
- European Portuguese: grupo de quatro pessoas
- Latin American Spanish: grupo de cuatro personas
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