quintet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kwɪnˈtɛt/
Etymology
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
Meanings
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A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
- A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
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Any group of five members
A jazz quintet performed at the festival.
woodwind quintet
jazz quintet
string quintet
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quintette | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quintets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
luster · lustrum · quinquennial · quintennium · quinquennium · pentalogy · quinquenniad · quinquevirate · quinquennal · quintade · string quintet · quintole
Meronyms
Relateds
septet · triplet · trio · chamber orchestra · nonet · chamber ensemble · sextet · duo · octet · quartet · number
Synonyms
quintuplex · quintet · quintad · quinity · pentuplet · pentad · quintuplet · fivesome
Translations (136)
az kvintet (any group of five) · th ควินเต็ต (any group of five) · nn kvintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · fr quintette (any group of five) · ko 오창 (any group of five) · pt quinteto (any group of five) · ja 五重奏 ((music) a composition in five parts) · el κουιντέτο (any group of five) · id kwintet (any group of five) · lv kvintets (any group of five) · bg квинтет ((music) a composition in five parts) · de Quintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · nb kvintett (any group of five) · cy pumawd (any group of five) · hu kvintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · cs kvintet (any group of five) · cmn 五重奏 ((music) a group of five musicians) · af kwintet (any group of five) · ru квинте́т ((music) a composition in five parts) · eu boskotea (any group of five) · lt kvintetas (any group of five) · ne पंचक (any group of five) · ca quintet ((music) a group of five musicians) · es quinteto (any group of five) · kk квинтет (any group of five) · ka კვინტეტი (any group of five) · cs kvinteto ((music) a group of five musicians) · ml ക്വിന്ററ്റ് (any group of five) · fi kvintetto ((music) a composition in five parts) · km ឃ្វីនតេត (any group of five) · mai क्विंटेट (any group of five) · sk kvinteto (any group of five) · ro cvintet ((music) a group of five musicians) · mn квинтет (any group of five) · ru пя́теро (any group of five) · ko 오중주 ((music) a composition in five parts) · ko 오중창 ((music) a composition in five parts) · is kvintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · se viđas (any group of five) · es quinteto ((music) a composition in five parts) · mr पंचक (any group of five) · sl kvinteta (any group of five) · el κουιντέτο ((music) a composition in five parts) · ro cvintet ((music) a composition in five parts) · ga cúigréad ((music) a group of five musicians) · tg квинтет (any group of five) · ka კვინტეტი ((music) a composition in five parts) · bg квинтет (any group of five) · pt quinteto ((music) a composition in five parts) · ru квинте́т (any group of five) · ms kuintet (any group of five) · pt quinteto ((music) a group of five musicians) · bg петорка (any group of five) · ja クインテット ((music) a composition in five parts) · or କ୍ୱିଣ୍ଟେଟ୍ (any group of five) · nb kvintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · ja クインテット (any group of five) · fy kwintet (any group of five) · cmn 五重奏 ((music) a composition in five parts) · cs kvintet ((music) a composition in five parts) · it quintetto ((music) a group of five musicians) · ko 퀸텟 (any group of five) · pl kwintet ((music) a group of five musicians) · ky квинтет (any group of five) · cmn 五重奏 (any group of five) · it quintetto (any group of five) · eo kvinopo (any group of five) · kok क्विंटेट (any group of five) · nb kvintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · yi קווינטעט (any group of five) · vi ngũ tấu (any group of five) · bg квинтет ((music) a group of five musicians) · ti ኲንተት (any group of five) · ga cúigréad ((music) a composition in five parts) · hi पंचक (any group of five) · co quintettu (any group of five) · tl limahan ((music) a composition in five parts) · sq kuinteti (any group of five) · et kvintett (any group of five) · sv kvintett (any group of five) · pl kwintet (any group of five) · hu ötös ((music) a group of five musicians) · fr quintette ((music) a group of five musicians) · dv ކްއިންޓެޓް (any group of five) · hu ötös (any group of five) · su quintét (any group of five) · nn kvintett (any group of five) · ja 五重唱 ((music) a composition in five parts) · hu kvintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · ug كۇيىنت (any group of five) · ko 오중주 (any group of five) · is kvintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · ru квинте́т ((music) a group of five musicians) · gl quinteto (any group of five) · sh квинтет (any group of five) · es quinteto ((music) a group of five musicians) · fi kvintetti ((music) a group of five musicians) · rw kwintet (any group of five) · mk квинтет (any group of five) · be квінтэт (any group of five) · nn kvintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · ko 퀸텟 ((music) a composition in five parts) · hu ötös ((music) a composition in five parts) · nl vijftal (any group of five) · tr beşlik (any group of five) · de Quintett (any group of five) · ka კვინტეტი ((music) a group of five musicians) · sv kvintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · da kvintet (any group of five) · sa क्विन्टेट् (any group of five) · hy կվինտետ (any group of five) · pl kwintet ((music) a composition in five parts) · uz kvintet (any group of five) · fi viisikko (any group of five) · it quintetto ((music) a composition in five parts) · nl kwintet ((music) a group of five musicians) · doi क्विंटेंट (any group of five) · hu kvintett (any group of five) · ca quintet ((music) a composition in five parts) · kn ಕ್ವಿಂಟೆಟ್ (any group of five) · te క్విన్టెట్ (any group of five) · ru пятёрка (any group of five) · is kvintett (any group of five) · mi tokorima (any group of five) · uk квінтет (any group of five) · zu i-quintet (any group of five) · su kwintet (any group of five) · tk kwintet (any group of five) · nl kwintet ((music) a composition in five parts) · sv kvintett ((music) a group of five musicians) · de Quintett ((music) a composition in five parts) · ro cvintet (any group of five) · lb quintett (any group of five) · sh kvintet (any group of five) · tt квинтет (any group of five) · fr quintette ((music) a composition in five parts)