Definitions for quintetkwɪnˈtɛt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quin•tetkwɪnˈtɛt(n.)
or quin•tette
any set or group of five persons or things.
a group of five singers or players.
a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
Origin of quintet:
1805–15; < F quintette < It quintetto, dim. of quintofifth< L quīntus
Princeton's WordNet
quintet, quintette(noun)
a musical composition for five performers
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet, quintette(noun)
five performers or singers who perform together
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple(noun)
a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet, quintette, fivesome(noun)
five people considered as a unit
Wiktionary
quintet(Noun)
A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
quintet(Noun)
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
quintet(Noun)
Any group of five members
Origin: From quintetto, diminutive of quinto, itself from quintus, related to quinque.
Webster Dictionary
Quintet(noun)
alt. of Quintette
Translations for quintet
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quintet(noun)
a group of five singers or people playing musical instruments.
- kwintet, vyftalAfrikaans

- مَجْموعَةٌ خُماسِيَّة مِن المُغَنّينArabic

- квинтетBulgarian

- quintetoPortuguese (BR)

- kvintetoCzech

- das QuintettGerman

- kvintetDanish

- κουιντέτο (μουσικό σχήμα με πέντε μουσικούς)Greek

- quintetoSpanish

- kvintettEstonian

- گروه موسیقی پنج نفرهFarsi

- kvintettiFinnish

- quintetteFrench

- חֲמִישִייָהHebrew

- पंचमHindi

- kvintetCroatian

- ötösHungarian

- kuintetIndonesian

- kvintettIcelandic

- quintettoItalian

- 5重奏Japanese

- 5중주Korean

- kvintetasLithuanian

- kvintetsLatvian

- kuintetMalay

- kwintetDutch

- kvintett, gruppe på femNorwegian

- kwintetPolish

- گروه موسیقی پنج نفرهPersian

- دپنځو او ازويا پنځو موسيقي الو تركيب: پنځګون ( لكه ماشومان چې په يوه وخت زيږيدلى ويPashto

- quintetoPortuguese

- cvintetRomanian

- квинтетRussian

- kvintetoSlovak

- kvintetSlovenian

- kvintetSerbian

- kvintettSwedish

- คณะนักร้องหรือนักแสดง 5 คนThai

- beşli, kentetTurkish

- 五重唱,五重奏Chinese (Trad.)

- квінтетUkrainian

- پانچ لوگوں پر مشتمل موسیقی کا گروہUrdu

- ngũ tấuVietnamese

- 五重唱,五重奏Chinese (Simp.)

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