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quin⋅tet

  [kwin-tet]
–noun
1. any set or group of five persons or things.
2. an organized group of five singers or players.
3. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
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Also, quin⋅tette.

Origin:
1805–15; < F quintette < It quintetto, dim. of quinto fifth < L quīntus
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quin·tet also quin·tette   (kwĭn-tět')   
n.  

  1. Music

    1. A composition for five voices or five instruments.

    2. A group of five singers or five instrumentalists.

  2. A group of five.


[Probably from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto, fifth, from Latin quīntus; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

quintet

A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

quintet 
1811, "composition for five voices," from It. quintetto, dim. of quinto "fifth," from L. quintus, related to quinque "five" (see quinque-). Meaning "set of five singers or players" is from 1882.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia

quintet

a musical composition for five instruments or voices; also, a group of five musicians performing such a composition

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