QUINTET


Meaning of QUINTET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwin-ˈtet ]

noun

Etymology: quintet from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth, from Latin quintus; quintette from French, from Italian quintetto

Date: 1811

1. : a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices

2. : a group or set of five: as

a. : the performers of a quintet

b. : a basketball team

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.