(ˈ)kwin.|təplə̇t, -|t(y)üp- sometimes -n_təp-; usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: quintuple (I) + -et
1. : a combination of five of a kind
2.
a. : one of five children or offspring born at one birth
b. quintuplets plural : a group of five such offspring
3. : a group of five musical notes to be played or sung in the time of four of the same value