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quintet or quin·tette [ kwin-tet ] SHOW IPA
/ kwɪnˈtɛt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun
any set or group of five persons or things.
an organized group of five singers or players.
a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
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Origin of quintet 1805–15; <French
quintette <Italian
quintetto, diminutive of
quinto fifth <Latin
quīntus
Words nearby quintet quintefoil ,
quinternion ,
Quintero ,
quintessence ,
quintessential ,
quintet ,
quintic ,
quintile ,
Quintilian ,
quintillion ,
quintuple
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How to use quintet in a sentence After adjusting each NBA player’s RAPTOR WAR20 to account for the leaguewide shortfall in wins produced, we find that this quintet of players has produced more than twice as much value for the Knicks as it has been paid.
Let’s break down the quintet , while briefly omitting the Rottweilers and the Double Doodle Joslyn brings from Portland, where she shares a house with her sister, Elle, who would be the biggest hero of all these last 12-plus months.
Of that quintet , only Young and Taveras rated as plus defenders, and none of the five have walk rates at Straw’s level except Young — and Straw’s career figure is brought down by his 2020 performance, an outlier in every conceivable way.
In fact, I originally had a different 5×5 that I thought was golden, only to realize, approximately 15 minutes after building it, that one of the Rows answers was LAKES, which was a fatal flaw given that GREAT LAKES was a quintet answer.
Those are two of the five GREAT LAKES, and all five members of each of the quintet s can be found in the clues.
But even if they fail at that, beating this quintet would make for a huge silver lining.
Only one of each: one bass, one cello, like a string quintet .
Upon Googling pictures of this quintet , you will begin debating with your friends over who is the most attractive band member.
Brubeck and his quintet hit the road in 1954, touring American colleges and universities.
In The Buenos Aires Quintet , he is trying to locate his missing cousin at the behest of his uncle.
I must inform you that the affair about the new quintet is settled between Count Fries and myself.
Madame Schumann played finely in Mendelssohn's quintet , and a trio of Beethoven's.
The justification for the quintet is its beauty and the fact that it finds expression for the feeling of the moment.
Moreover it will be three months also before the sonata will appear here; but make haste with the Quintet .
See to it that both works especially the quintet , are engraved at once.
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British Dictionary definitions for quintet
noun
a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
any group of five
Word Origin for quintet C19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth
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Cultural definitions for quintet
A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices.
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