Definitions for quintetkwɪnˈtɛt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quin•tetkwɪnˈtɛt(n.)

or quin•tette

  1. any set or group of five persons or things.

  2. a group of five singers or players.

  3. 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

  1. quintet, quintette(noun)

    a musical composition for five performers

  2. 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

  3. quintet, quintette(noun)

    five performers or singers who perform together

  4. quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple(noun)

    a set of five similar things considered as a unit

  5. quintet, quintette, fivesome(noun)

    five people considered as a unit

Wiktionary

  1. quintet(Noun)

    A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)

  2. quintet(Noun)

    A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together

  3. quintet(Noun)

    Any group of five members

  4. Origin: From quintetto, diminutive of quinto, itself from quintus, related to quinque.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quintet(noun)

    alt. of Quintette


Translations for quintet

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

quintet(noun)

a group of five singers or people playing musical instruments.

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