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quintet

Syllabification: (quin·tet)
Pronunciation: /kwinˈtet/
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Definition of quintet

noun

  • a group of five people playing music or singing together.
  • a musical composition for a quintet.
  • any group of five people or things:a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers

Origin:

late 18th century: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto 'fifth', from Latin quintus

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