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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