Definition of quintet Quintet
/kwɪntɛˈt/ - [kwintet] - quin•tet
We found 12 definitions of quintet from 6 different sources.
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What does quintet mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: quintets |
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| quintet - a musical composition for five performers | ||
| quintette | ||
| quintet - five people considered as a unit | ||
| quintette, fivesome | ||
| quintet - a set of five similar things considered as a unit | ||
| quintette, quintuplet, quintuple | ||
| quintet - five performers or singers who perform together | ||
| quintette | ||
| quintet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | ||
| five, 5, V, cinque, quint, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe | ||
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Wiktionary 
- quintet (Noun)
A composition a type of chamber music in five parts. - quintet (Noun)
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together. - quintet (Noun)
Any group of five members.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quintet (n.)
Alt. of Quintette
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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quintet
A musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quintet
Quintette, kwin-tet′, n. a musical composition for five voices or instruments: a company of five singers or players. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto, a fifth part—L. quintus, fifth—quinque, five.]
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🔤- quintet, noun, singular of quintets.
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