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quintet

Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɛt/

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Definition of quintet

noun

a group of five people playing music or singing together: a jazz quintet played hypnotic Chicago blues
a musical composition for a quintet: the music of a Mozart quintet
any group of five people or things:a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers