"foursome" meaning in All languages combined

See foursome on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foursome.wav Forms: foursomes [plural]
Etymology: From four + -some. Etymology templates: {{af|en|four|-some|id2=group}} four + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} foursome (plural foursomes)
  1. A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two. Categories (topical): Four Synonyms (group of four): quaternion Translations (group of four): kwartet [neuter] (Dutch), viertal [neuter] (Dutch), nelikko (Finnish), quatuor [masculine] (French), quadrille [masculine] (French), Vierer [masculine] (German), Foursome [masculine, neuter] [golf, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), négyes (Hungarian), czworo (Polish), czwórka [feminine] (Polish), quarteto [masculine] (Portuguese), че́тверо (čétvero) (Russian), четвёрка (četvjórka) [feminine] (Russian), cuarteto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-foursome-en-noun-lkw4qqen Disambiguation of Four: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'group of four': 89 11 Disambiguation of 'group of four': 89 11
  2. A sex act between four people. Categories (topical): Four, Sex Synonyms (sex act): fourgie Translations (sex act between four people): 四P (sì-P) (Chinese Mandarin), firkant [common-gender] (Danish), czworokąt [masculine, slang] (Polish), fyrkant [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foursome-en-noun-gS~~nVnL Disambiguation of Four: 53 47 Disambiguation of Sex: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some (group), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some (group): 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'sex act': 6 94 Disambiguation of 'sex act between four people': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tetrad, quartet Derived forms: foursome reel, mixed foursome Related terms: threesome

Inflected forms

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