quintet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kwɪnˈtɛt/

Definition of quintet

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
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noun

  1. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
  2. A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
  3. Any group of five members

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Etymology

From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

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