quintet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
Any group of five members

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From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

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