QUINTETTE
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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
quintette (plural quintettes)
Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
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