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Quintet

Quintet Meaning & Definition
Quintet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Quintet?

[n] a musical composition for five performers
[n] five people considered as a unit
[n] a set of five similar things considered as a unit
[n] five performers or singers who perform together
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

Synonyms | Synonyms for Quintet: 5 | cinque | fin | five | fivesome | fivesome | Little Phoebe | pentad | Phoebe | quint | quintette | quintette | quintuplet | V

Related Terms | Find terms related to Quintet:

See Also | assemblage | composition | digit | figure | gathering | musical composition | musical group | musical organisation | musical organization | opus | piece | piece of music | set

Quintet In Webster's Dictionary

\Quin*tet"\, Quintette \Quin*tette"\, n. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See {Quint}.] (Mus.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

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