Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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
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