quintet

or quin·tette

[ kwin-tet ]

/ kwɪnˈtɛt /

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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.

Words nearby quintet

quintefoil, quinternion, quintero, quintessence, quintessential, quintet, quintic, quintile, quintilian, quintillion, quintuple

Origin of quintet

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

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Examples from the Web for quintet

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Brubeck and his quintet hit the road in 1954, touring American colleges and universities.
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Twice we had been in a position to add the third and final victory, and twice the Bellevue quintet had dashed our hopes.
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Madame Schumann played finely in Mendelssohn's quintet, and a trio of Beethoven's.
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Early copies of the trio and quintet were sent out, however, and the works were publicly performed from them in December, 1882.
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According to Wagner's directions, the curtain goes down after this quintet, but the music continues until the scene is changed.
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The pathos of this quintet, admirably expressive of the text, cannot be praised too highly.
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British Dictionary definitions for quintet

quintet

quintette

/ (kwɪnˈtɛt) /

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

quintet

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

quintet

or quin·tette

noun

Words related to quintet

Words nearby quintet

Origin of quintet

Examples from the Web for quintet

British Dictionary definitions for quintet

quintette

noun

Word Origin for quintet

Cultural definitions for quintet