STRING QUARTET

Meaning of STRING QUARTET in English

musical composition for two violins, viola, and cello in several (usually four) movements. It has been the predominant genre of chamber music since c. 1750. See quartet.

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STRING QUARTET — noun Date: 1875 a composition for ~, a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usually including a first and second …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRING QUARTET — Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since с 1775 such …
Английский словарь Британика
STRING QUARTET — noun 1. : a quartet of performers on stringed musical instruments usually including a first and second violin, a viola, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRING QUARTET — 1. a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRING QUARTET — part of a band that uses string instruments
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRING QUARTET — Date: 1875 1. : a composition for string quartet 2. : a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usually including …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING QUARTET — Function: noun Date: 1875 1 : a composition for string quartet 2 : a quartet of performers on stringed instruments …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRING QUARTET — ■ noun a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello. ↘a piece of music for …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRING QUARTET — [string quartet] n (1875) 1: a composition for string quartet 2: a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usu. including …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRING QUARTET — ( string quartets) 1. A string quartet is a group of four musicians who play stringed instruments together. The instruments …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING QUARTET — (~s) 1. A ~ is a group of four musicians who play stringed instruments together. The instruments are two violins, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRING QUARTET — Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since 0441; 1775 such …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRING QUARTET — Synonyms and related words : German band, Nachtmusik, Philharmonic, absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, arrangement, band, big …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRING-QUARTET — Струнный квартет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STRING QUARTET — Струнный квартет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STRING QUARTET — Струнный квартет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STRING QUARTET — Струнный квартет
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTET — also ~te noun see: quart Date: 1773 a musical composition for four instruments or voices, a group or set of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUARTET — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) barbershop quartet {{link=string quartet">string quartet
Английский словарь Британика
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARTET — noun or quar·tette (ˈ)kwȯr|tet, -ȯ(ə)|t-, usu -ed.+V ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -et or -ette ) of quartetto …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARTET — (n.) Alt. of Quartette
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTET — ( n. ) Alt. of Quartette
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRING — — stringless , adj. — stringlike , adj. /string/ , n. , v. , strung; strung or ( Rare ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTET — /kwawr tet"/ , n. 1. any group of four persons or things. 2. an organized group of four singers or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTET — n. group of four; musical composition for four performers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English streng; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUARTET — also quar·tette kwȯr-ˈtet Etymology: Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart Date: 1773 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING — noun the line or cord of a bow. 2. string ·noun the points made in a game. 3. string ·noun …
Webster English vocab
QUARTET — noun ·alt. of quartette.
Webster English vocab
QUARTET — (also ~te ) ■ noun 1》 a group of four people playing music or singing together. ↘a composition for a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRING — [string] n [ME, fr. OE streng; akin to OHG strang rope, L stringere to bind tight--more at strain] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUARTET — [quar.tet] also quar.tette n [It quartetto, fr. quarto fourth, fr. L quartus--more at quart] (1773) 1: a musical composition for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUARTET — musical composition for four instruments or voices; also the group of four performers. Although any music in four parts can …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUARTET — quartet, quartette BrE AmE ( ˌ ) kwɔː ˈtet ( ˌ ) kɔː- AmE \ ( ˌ ) kwɔːr- ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRING — / strɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun FOR TYING / FASTENING 1. [ U , C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTET — / kwɔːˈtet; NAmE kwɔːrˈtet/ noun 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] a group of four musicians or singers who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. string 1 S3 W2 /strɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streng ] 1 . THREAD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUARTET — quar ‧ tet /kwɔːˈtet $ kwɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: quartetto , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARTET — n. (also quartette) 1 Mus. a a composition for four voices or instruments. b the performers of such a piece. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRING — n. & v. n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARTET — n. (also quartette) 1 Mus. a a composition for four voices or instruments. b the performers of such a piece. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1. twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Oxford English vocab
QUARTET — n. (also quartette) 1. Mus. a a composition for four voices or instruments. b the performers of such a piece. …
Oxford English vocab
STRING — ( strings, stringing, strung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. String is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTET — ( quartets) 1. A quartet is a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. ...a string …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTET — (~s) 1. A ~ is a group of four people who play musical instruments or sing together. ...a string ~. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a string of failures (= a series of failures ) ▪ The team has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUARTET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN string ▪ There was a party in the ballroom: sparkling chandeliers, string quartet . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUARTET — [noun] [C] - four people who play musical instruments or sing as a group, or a piece of music written …
Cambridge English vocab
QUARTET — n. barbershop quartet Modern Jazz Quartet string quartet
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRING — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARTET — Synonyms and related words : German band, Little Joe, Philharmonic, band, big band, bipartisanship, biquadrate, brass, brass band, brass choir, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARTET — n. Function: noun a group consisting of four individuals FF1C; a singing quartet FF1E; Synonyms: four, foursome, quartetto, quaternion, quatuor, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUARTET — noun a group consisting of four individuals a singing quartet Synonyms: four, foursome, quartetto, quaternion, quatuor, tetrad Related Word: quadruplet
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARTET — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
QUARTET — noun Quartet is used after these nouns: ↑ jazz
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRING — n. 25B6; noun a ball of string : TWINE, cord, yarn, thread, strand. a string of brewers : CHAIN, group, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARTET — n. 1) to play a ~ 2) a piano; string; woodwind ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
STRING — 1. сущ. 1) веревка, ремешок; завязка, шнурок (для завязывания) apron string ≈ завязки на фартуке shoestrings ≈ шнурки для ботинок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTET — сущ. 1) муз. квартет to play a quartette ≈ играть квартет piano quartette ≈ фортепьянный квартет string quartette ≈ струнный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRING — string.ogg 1. strıŋ n 1. 1> верёвка, бечёвка ball a piece of string - клубок кусок верёвки /бечёвки/ 2> тесёмка, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUARTET — quartet.ogg kwɔ:ˈtet _n. _муз. квартет
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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