From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quintet
n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintet},
{quintette}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
{five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome},
{quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn:
{quintet}, {quintette}]
4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{quintet}, {quintette}, {quintuplet}, {quintuple}]
5: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintet},
{quintette}, {fivesome}]
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