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quint
1[ kwint, kint ]
noun
- an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- 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
- a quintuplet.
quint.
3abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) fifth.
quint
1noun
- kwɪnt an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
- kɪnt piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit
quint
2/ kwɪnt /
noun
- See quintupletshort for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)quin
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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!
A bronze cannon of Charles-Quint's time stuck its nose out of the ground by the portcullis.
With Mrs. Carew Captain Quint exchanged reminiscences of travel on distant seas.
She was speaking for a purpose, and Quint very innocently answered the question in her mind.
Quint was a black-haired, good-looking youth who rode the range for the A T O outfit.
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