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

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

“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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Gentle reader, you are as much acquainted with the Gentile, and the quint who compose her cabin mess, as you could hope to be at one interview.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor