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[ kwin-tet ] / kwɪnˈtɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quintet ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany set or group of five persons or things. an organized group of five singers or players. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments. Origin of quintet1805–15; <French quintette<Italian quintetto, diminutive of quintofifth <Latin quīntus Words nearby quintetquintefoil, quinternion, Quintero, quintessence, quintessential, quintet, quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quintetBut even if they fail at that, beating this quintet would make for a huge silver lining. Five Awful GOP Governors Who Need to Go|Michael Tomasky|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Upon Googling pictures of this quintet, you will begin debating with your friends over who is the most attractive band member. One Direction Is a Boy Band That Proves You Can Be Both Famous and Unknown|Kevin Fallon|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Brubeck and his quintet hit the road in 1954, touring American colleges and universities. Dave Brubeck Was Jazz’s Greatest Centrist|Matthew DeLuca|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Snowe, who won her 2006 race with an astonishing 74 percent of the vote, is the most liberal of the quintet. The Tea Party Targets|Jill Lawrence|June 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Twice we had been in a position to add the third and final victory, and twice the Bellevue quintet had dashed our hopes. Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan Madame Schumann played finely in Mendelssohn's quintet, and a trio of Beethoven's. George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)|George Eliot Early copies of the trio and quintet were sent out, however, and the works were publicly performed from them in December, 1882. The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)|Florence May According to Wagner's directions, the curtain goes down after this quintet, but the music continues until the scene is changed. Chopin and Other Musical Essays|Henry T. Finck The pathos of this quintet, admirably expressive of the text, cannot be praised too highly. Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia|William Hayman Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for quintet
nouna group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group any group of five Word Origin for quintetC19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quintetchorus, trio, cast, orchestra, band, troupe, assemblage, sextet, choir, quartet, gathering, set, group, composite, sum, outfit, entirety, totality, aggregate, organization Cultural definitions for quintet
A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |