quint

[ kwint, kint ]

/ kwɪnt, kɪnt /

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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 ).

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Origin of quint

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

Other definitions for quint (2 of 3)

quint²

[ kwint ]

/ kwɪnt /

noun Informal.

a quintuplet.

Origin of quint

First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form

Other definitions for quint (3 of 3)

quint.

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) fifth.

Origin of quint.

From the Latin word quīntus

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How to use quint in a sentence

Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
A bronze cannon of Charles-Quint's time stuck its nose out of the ground by the portcullis.
Riviera Towns|Herbert Adams Gibbons
With Mrs. Carew Captain Quint exchanged reminiscences of travel on distant seas.
The Dark Star|Robert W. Chambers
She was speaking for a purpose, and Quint very innocently answered the question in her mind.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

Quint was a black-haired, good-looking youth who rode the range for the A T O outfit.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for quint (1 of 2)

quint¹

noun

(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

Word Origin for quint

C17: from French quinte, from Latin quintus fifth

British Dictionary definitions for quint (2 of 2)

quint²

/ (kwɪnt) /

noun

US and Canadian short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quin

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