quint

¹ American  

[kwint, kint] / kwɪnt, kɪnt /

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.

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quint ² American  

[kwint] / kwɪnt /

noun

Informal.

1. a quintuplet.

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quint. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) fifth.

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quint ¹ British  

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

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quint ² British  

/ kwɪnt /

noun

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

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Etymology

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 quint.³

From the Latin word quīntus

Example Sentences

Arutyunyan believes Malinin can land a quint by the beginning of next season with “the proper work.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

Recently, Malinin said he would rather be the first person to land a quint than win an Olympic gold medal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

Four years ago in Pyeongchang, only one man attempted a quint in the final, and he fell.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

I score six to my suit, and a quint is twenty-one, and a card played is twenty-two.—Well, graycoat, say your say, and don’t stand behind me as a kill-joy.”

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester