| Pronunciation: | | kwin'tet
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| Matching Terms: | | quintec-objects, quintel, quintessence, quintessential, quintette
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- [n] a musical composition for five performers
- [n] five people considered as a unit
- [n] a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- [n] five performers or singers who perform together
- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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| | Synonyms: | | 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintette, quintette, quintuplet, V |
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| | See Also: | | assemblage, composition, digit, figure, gathering, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation, musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, set |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Quin*tet"\, Quintette \Quin*tette"\, n. [It. quintetto,
dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the
fifth: cf. F. quintette. See {Quint}.] (Mus.)
A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set
of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
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