string quartet
Word forms: 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.
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