quintet

Or quin·tette

[kwin-tet]

noun

1. any set or group of five persons or things.

2. an organized group of five singers or players.

3. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.

quintet

/ kwɪnˈtɛt /

noun

1. a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group

2. any group of five

quintet

1. A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintet¹

1805–15; < French quintette < Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto fifth < Latin quīntus

Word History and Origins

Origin of quintet¹

C19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth

Example Sentences

Robert MacIntyre, an inspired wildcard pick in Rome who has qualified this time round, could be added to that quintet given his performances since then.

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The quintet could never have imagined what lay before them.

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The fourth album by Dublin's Fontaines DC sees the quintet take their scratchy, sinister sound and run it through a Technicolor filter.

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In their first years as a band, the quintet played more than 200 shows annually.

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The New Hollywood and Thibaudet made no effort to relive the past in Franck’s quintet.

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Related Words

• assemblage 
• band 
• cast 
• choir 
• chorus 
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• sextet 
• trio 
• troupe