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QUINTET
quintet, quintette
(noun) a musical composition for five performers
quintet, quintette, fivesome
(noun) five people considered as a unit
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple
(noun) a set of five similar things considered as a unit
quintet, quintette
(noun) five performers or singers who perform together
five, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quintet (plural quintets)
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
(music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
Any group of five members
Synonyms
• (group of five): pentad; see also quintet
Source: Wiktionary
Quin*tet", Quin*tette", n. Etym: [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.)
Definition: A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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