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string quartet
Word forms: plural string quartets
1. countable noun
A string quartet is a group of four musicians who play stringed instruments together. The instruments are two violins, a viola, and a cello.
The guests were entertained by a string quartet.
...a recital by the Borodin String Quartet.
2. countable noun
A string quartet is a piece of music played on two violins, a viola, and a cello.
...Dvorak's String Quartet Opus 34.
string quartet in British English
noun music
1.
an instrumental ensemble consisting of two violins, one viola, and one cello
2.
a piece of music written for such a group, usually having the form and commonest features of a sonata
string quartet in American English
1.
a quartet of players on stringed instruments, usually first and second violins, a viola, and a violoncello
2.
a composition for such a group
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