QUINT-


Meaning of QUINT- in English

combining form

or quinti-

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from quintus; akin to Latin quinque five — more at five

1. : fifth

quint illion

2. : quinque-

quinti ped

3. : a (specified) musical instrument having its pitch a fifth above the normal

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