quin·tet also quin·tette (kw n-t t )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 qu  ntus; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Noun | 1. | quintette - five performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together |
| 2. | quintette - 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" | |
| 3. | quintette - five people considered as a unit assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place | |
| 4. |  quintette - a musical composition for five performersmusical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" |
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