quintet
Sentences
Meaning
- 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
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwɪnˈtɛt/
Etymology
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
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