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quintet
- /kwɪnˈtɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
noun quintets · quintette
- A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
- A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
- Any group of five members jazz quintet
Similar: fivesome, pentad, pentuplet, quinity, quintad, quintet, quintuplet, quintuplex
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noun
Similar: fivesome, pentad, pentuplet, quinity, quintad, quintet, quintuplet, quintuplex
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noun (music) a composition in five parts
| Español | quinteto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퀸텟 kwintet, 오중주 ojungju, 오중창 ojungchang |
| 日本語 | クインテット kuintetto, 五重奏 gojūsō, 五重唱 gojūshō |
| 中文 | 五重奏 wǔchóngzòu |
| Português | quinteto |
| Français | quintette |
| Deutsch | Quintett |
| Italiano | quintetto |
| Ελληνικά | κουιντέτο kouintéto |
| Română | cvintet |
| Русский | квинте́т kvintét |
noun (music) a group of five musicians
| Español | quinteto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 五重奏 wǔchóngzòu |
| Português | quinteto |
| Français | quintette |
| Deutsch | Quintett |
| Italiano | quintetto |
| Română | cvintet |
| Русский | квинте́т kvintét |
noun any group of five
| Español | quinteto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오중주 ojungju, 오창 ochang, 퀸텟 kwintet |
| 日本語 | クインテット kuintetto |
| 中文 | 五重奏 wǔchóngzòu |
| हिन्दी | पंचक pañcak |
| Português | quinteto |
| Français | quintette |
| Deutsch | Quintett |
| Italiano | quintetto |
| Ελληνικά | κουιντέτο kouintéto |
| Română | cvintet |
| Русский | квинте́т kvintét, пятёрка pjatjórka, пя́теро pjátero |
| Tiếng Việt | ngũ tấu |
Talk about this word "quintet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quintet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quintet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quintet "quintet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quintet.Cite this
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title = {quintet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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