foursome
foursome Lexical Profile
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• noun
A group of four people or things, especially four people who are socializing, traveling, or playing a game together.
"The two couples formed a lively foursome for their weekend trip to the mountains."
A golf match played between two pairs of players in which each pair uses only one ball and the partners take turns hitting it, or any group of four golfers playing a round together.
"Our foursome has a tee time scheduled for eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
• adjective
Scottish Performed by or involving four people together, especially in a traditional Scottish dance or game.
"The dancers took their places on the floor to perform a lively foursome reel."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'foursom', formed by combining the numeral 'four' with the suffix '-some', which was used in Old and Middle English to denote a collective group of a specific number.