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quintette |
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]: quintette n 1: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quintet}] 2: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}] 3: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}, {fivesome}] 4: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintet}]
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