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

1. (in prescriptions) fifth.

quint

¹

noun

1. an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed

2. piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit

quint

²

/ kwɪnt /

noun

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

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

“It’s another level,” Arutyunyan continues, cautioning the quint is “dangerous” and “will always be difficult to execute in competition.”

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The famed “quint” was the standard for podium contention as all but one competitor attempted a trick with three flips and five twists in the last round.

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And some experts think a quint—a quintuple, or five-revolution, jump—is theoretically within reach.

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Giving up custody of the quints was an impossible decision that would divide the family forever.

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A whole industry grew up around the quints.

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