English Explanatory Dictionary

quintus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.
name
  1. A male given name from Latin
  2. A male surname from Latin

Word forms

quintus Quintuses Quinti

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīntus (“fifth”). Doublet of quint.

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