quintet
Meanings
Plural: quintets
Noun
- a musical composition for five performers
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- five performers or singers who perform together
- a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- five people considered as a unit
- A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
- A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
- Any group of five members
Origin / Etymology
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
Synonyms
5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, pentuplet, Phoebe, quinity, quint, quintad, quintet, quintette, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, V
Scrabble Score: 16
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