■ noun
1》 a group of five people playing music or singing together.
↘a composition for a ~.
2》 a set of five people or things.
Origin
C18: from Fr. ~te or Ital. ~to , from quinto 'fifth', from L. quintus .
■ noun
1》 a group of five people playing music or singing together.
↘a composition for a ~.
2》 a set of five people or things.
Origin
C18: from Fr. ~te or Ital. ~to , from quinto 'fifth', from L. quintus .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004