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English
Noun
quatuor (plural quatuors)
- (music) A quartet.
French
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin quattuor (frequently occurs without doubling quatuor).
Pronunciation
Noun
quatuor m (plural quatuors)
- (music) quartet (composition)
- (music) quartet (group of musicians)
- (sexuality) foursome
Further reading
Latin
Numeral
quatuor (indeclinable)
- medieval spelling of quattuor
References
- quatuor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- quatuor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016