quintet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a musical composition for five performers
    quintette.
  2. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; fin; pentad.
  3. noun five performers or singers who perform together
    quintette.
  4. noun a set of five similar things considered as a unit
    quintuple; quintette; quintuplet.
  5. noun five people considered as a unit
    fivesome; quintette.

WordNet

Quin*tet", Quin*tette" noun (Also<
  • Quintet
  • Quintette
)
Etymology
It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

Webster 1913