FOUR QUARTETS

Meaning of FOUR QUARTETS in English

a group of four poems by T S Eliot , Burnt Norton (1935), East Coker (1940), The Dry Salvages (1941) and Little Gidding (1942). The poems contain Christian religious messages, and deal with themes such as time, nature, history and human experience. The titles refer to places that had a special meaning in Eliot’s life or his Christian beliefs.

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FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
Английский словарь Британика
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUR — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Oxford English vocab
FOUR — ( fours) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number 4. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOUR — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOUR
Cambridge English vocab
FOUR — n. having four letters Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths four colour …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Slang English vocab
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Словарь английских идиом
QUARTETS — squatter
Anagrams English vocabulary
FOUR — See Four factors of change
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
QUARTETS — Четырехразрядные
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — 1. числ. колич. четыре 2. сущ. 1) четверка the four of hearts ≈ четверка червей 2) мн. четвертый номер 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTETS — Квартеты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — 1. fɔ: n 1. 1> четвёрка ( цифра ; тж. figure of four) 2> карт. четвёрка four of spades - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOUR — 1. fɔ: n 1. 1> четвёрка ( цифра ; тж. figure of four) 2> карт. четвёрка four of spades - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — 1. числ. колич. четыре 2. сущ. 1) четверка the four of hearts — четверка червей 2) мн. четвертый номер 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUARTETS — Четырехразрядные
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — 1. числ. колич. четыре 2. сущ. 1) четверка the four of hearts ≈ четверка червей 2) мн. четвертый номер 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARBERSHOP — I. noun Date: 1579 a barber's place of business, II. adjective Etymology: from the old custom of men in ~s …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VARIATION — I In biology, any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms within a species caused either by genetic …
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TIPPETT, SIR MICHAEL (KEMP) — born Jan. 2, 1905, London, Eng. died Jan. 8, 1998, London British composer. Tippett studied composition (1923–28) at the Royal …
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STRING QUARTET — Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since с 1775 such …
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRY (DMITRIYEVICH) — born Sept. 25, 1906, St. Petersburg, Russia died Aug. 9, 1975, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. Russian composer. Shaped by his intellectual …
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SCHNITTKE, ALFRED (GARRIYEVICH) — born Nov. 24, 1934, Engels, Volga German Autonomous S.S.R. died Aug. 3, 1998, Hamburg, Ger. Russian composer. He began musical …
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PLEYEL, IGNACE JOSEPH — or Ignaz Josef Pleyel born June 18, 1757, Ruppersthal, Austria died Nov. 14, 1831, Paris, France Austrian-French music publisher, piano …
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS — orig. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg died Dec. 5, 1791, Vienna Austrian …
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DVOŘÁK, ANTONÍN (LEOPOLD) — born Sept. 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Bohemia, Austrian Empire died May 1, 1904, Prague Bohemian (Czech) composer. Son of a rural …
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BRAHMS, JOHANNES — born May 7, 1833, Hamburg died April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria-Hungary German composer. The son of a musician, he became …
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SCHERZO — plural Scherzos, or Scherzi, in music, frequently the third movement of a symphony, sonata, or string quartet; also, in the …
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QUARTET — musical composition for four instruments or voices; also the group of four performers. Although any music in four parts can …
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CHAMBER MUSIC — music composed for small ensembles of instrumentalists. In its original sense chamber music referred to music composed for the home, …
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SPOHR, LOUIS — born April 5, 1784, Brunswick, Brunswick died Oct. 22, 1859, Kassel, Hesse original name Ludwig Spohr German violinist, composer, and …
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PLEYEL, IGNACE JOSEPH — born June 18, 1757, Ruppersthal, Austria died Nov. 14, 1831, Paris, France also spelled Ignaz Josef Pleyel Austro-French composer, music …
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PAISIELLO, GIOVANNI — born May 9, 1740, Taranto, Kingdom of Naples died June 5, 1816, Naples Paisiello also spelled Paesiello Neapolitan composer of …
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS — in full Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptized as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric …
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GLAZUNOV, ALEKSANDR — born July 29 [Aug. 10, New Style], 1865, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 21, 1936, Paris, France in full Aleksandr …
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ELIOT, T.S. — born Sept. 26, 1888, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. died Jan. 4, 1965, London, Eng. T.S. Eliot, 1955. in full Thomas …
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN — (baptized Dec. 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne [now in Germany]-d. March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria), German composer of Flemish …
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AMADEUS QUARTET — English string quartet (194887), one of the most durable and highly regarded quartets of Europe. The quartet was formed in …
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CHOIR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES choir practice ▪ There's choir practice on Tuesday evening. male-voice choir massed choir/band British English …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
PLEYEL, IGNACE JOSEPH — or Ignaz Josef Pleyel born June 18, 1757, Ruppersthal, Austria died Nov. 14, 1831, Paris, France Austrian-French music publisher, piano …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS — orig. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg died Dec. 5, 1791, Vienna Austrian …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DVORÁK, ANTONÍN LEOPOLD — born Sept. 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Bohemia, Austrian Empire died May 1, 1904, Prague Bohemian (Czech) composer. Son of a rural …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DVORÁK, ANTONÍN — born Sept. 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Bohemia, Austrian Empire died May 1, 1904, Prague Bohemian (Czech) composer. Son of a rural …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BRAHMS, JOHANNES — born May 7, 1833, Hamburg died April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria-Hungary German composer. The son of a musician, he became …
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