quint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    quintet; quintuplet; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
  2. noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    quin; quintuplet.

WordNet

Quint noun
Etymology
F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five.
Definitions
  1. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.
  2. (Mus.) The interval of a fifth.

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