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FOURSOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Four people considered as a unit
Example:
the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("foursome" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foursome"):
quadrumvirate (a group of four men)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Synonyms:
4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("foursome" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
