Definition of quints Quints

/kwɪˈnts/ - [kwints] -

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Noun
quint - one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
		quintuplet, quin
quint - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
		five, 5, V, cinque, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe

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quint (Noun)
An interval of one fifth.
quint (Noun)
In piquet a sequence of five playing card s of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
quint (Noun)
A quin or quintuplet.
quint (Noun)
A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck , having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
quint (Noun)
quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

quint
kwint, n. a set or a sequence of five: (mus.) a fifth: the E string of a violin.—adj. Quint′an, recurring on every fifth day.—n. a malarial fever whose paroxysms recur on every fifth day. [Fr.,—L. quintus, fifth—quinque, five.]