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quintet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quintet \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quintet n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintette}] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}] 3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quintette}] 4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quintette}] 5: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintette}, {fivesome}]
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