BARBERSHOP QUARTET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barbershop quartet mean? 

• BARBERSHOP QUARTET (noun)
  The noun BARBERSHOP QUARTET has 1 sense:

1. an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony

  Familiarity information: BARBERSHOP QUARTET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARBERSHOP QUARTET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("barbershop quartet" is a kind of...):

quartet; quartette (four performers or singers who perform together)