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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quin•tet or quin•tette /kwɪnˈtɛt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. any set or group of five persons or things.
  2. a group of five singers or players.
  3. a piece of music written for five voices or instruments.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quin•tet  (kwin tet′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any set or group of five persons or things.
  2. an organized group of five singers or players.
  3. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
Also, quin•tette′. 
  • Latin quīntus
  • Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto fifth
  • French quintette
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quintet, quintette /kwɪnˈtɛt/ n
  1. a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
  2. any group of five
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth

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