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quintet
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quin·tet also quin·tette  (kwn-tt)
n.
1. Music
a. A composition for five voices or five instruments.
b. A group of five singers or five instrumentalists.
2. A group of five.

[Probably from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto, fifth, from Latin quntus; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]

quintet, quintette [kwɪnˈtɛt]
n
1. (Music, other) a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
2. any group of five
[from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth]

Quintet, Quintette any set of five; things arranged for five people; a set of five people who play or sing five-part music.
Example: quintette of strings, 1880.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quintetquintet - a musical composition for five performers
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
2.quintetquintet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
3.quintet - five performers or singers who perform together
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
4.quintet - a set of five similar things considered as a unit
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
5.quintet - five people considered as a unit
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Translations
quintet quintette [kwɪnˈtet] N (gen) → quinteto m

quintet quintette [kwɪnˈtet] n
(= group of five musicians, singers) → quintette m
(= piece of music) → quintette m

quintet(te)
n (Mus: = group of five) → Quintett nt

quintet quintette [kwɪnˈtɛt] nquintetto
quintet quintette [kwɪnˈtɛt] nquintetto

quintet
n quintet [kwinˈtet]
1 a group of five singers or people playing musical instruments. kwintet, vyftal مَجْموعَةٌ خُماسِيَّة مِن المُغَنّين квинтет kvinteto kvintet das Quintett κουιντέτο (μουσικό σχήμα με πέντε μουσικούς) quinteto kvintett گروه موسیقی پنج نفره kvintetti quintette חֲמִישִייָה पंचम kvintet ötös kuintet kvintett quintetto 5重奏 5중주 kvintetas kvintets kuintet kwintet kvintett, gruppe fem kwintet quinteto cvin­tet квинтет kvinteto kvintet kvintet kvintett คณะนักร้องหรือนักแสดง 5 คน beşli, kentet 五重唱(奏) квінтет پانچ لوگوں پر مشتمل موسیقی کا گروہ ngũ tấu
2 a piece of music written for such a group. kwintet مَقْطوعَةٌ يُغَنّيها أو يَعْزِفُها خَمْسَةُ квинтет kvintet kvintet das Quintett κουιντέτο (μουσικό κομμάτι για πέντε φωνές ή πέντε όργανα) quinteto kvintett آهنگ پنج سازی kvintetto quintette חֲמִישִייָה पंचम kvintet kvintett kuintet kvintett quintetto 5重奏曲 5중주(창)곡 kvintetas kvintets kuintet kwintet kvintett kwintet quinteto cvintet квинтет kvinteto kvintet kvintet kvintett ดนตรีที่ใช้เครื่องดนตรีเล่น 5 ชิ้น beş çalgılı müzik parçası 五重唱(奏)曲 квінтет پانچ لوگوں کی جماعت کے لۓ تیار شدہ دھن bản ngũ tấu )曲


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