quint

¹

[ kwint, kint ]

noun

1. an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
2. Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten quint major, or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine quint minor.

quint

²

[ kwint ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a quintuplet.

quint.

³

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) fifth.

quint

¹

noun

1. kwɪnt an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
2. kɪnt piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit

quint

²

/ kwɪnt /

noun

1. See quintuplet
   short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)quin

Word History and Origins

Origin of quint¹

1520–30; < French quinte (feminine of quint ) < Latin quīnta, feminine of quīntus fifth

Origin of quint²

First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form

Origin of quint³

From the Latin word quīntus

Word History and Origins

Origin of quint¹

C17: from French quinte, from Latin quintus fifth

Example Sentences

Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!

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A bronze cannon of Charles-Quint's time stuck its nose out of the ground by the portcullis.

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With Mrs. Carew Captain Quint exchanged reminiscences of travel on distant seas.

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She was speaking for a purpose, and Quint very innocently answered the question in her mind.

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Quint was a black-haired, good-looking youth who rode the range for the A T O outfit.

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