QUINTET


Meaning of QUINTET in English

/ kwɪnˈtet; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C +sing./pl. v . ] a group of five musicians or singers who play or sing together :

the Miles Davis Quintet

2.

[ C ] a piece of music for five musicians or singers :

a string quintet

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French quintette or Italian quintetto , from quinto fifth, from Latin quintus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.