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- [kwin-tet]
- /kwɪnˈtɛt/
- /kwɪnˈtet/
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- [kwin-tet]
- /kwɪnˈtɛt/
Definitions of quintet word
- noun quintet any set or group of five persons or things. 1
- noun quintet an organized group of five singers or players. 1
- noun quintet a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments. 1
- noun quintet A group of five people playing music or singing together. 1
- noun quintet group of five musicians 1
- countable noun quintet A quintet is a group of five singers or musicians singing or playing together. 0
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Origin of quintet
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < French quintette < Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto fifth < Latin quīntus
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Parts of speech for Quintet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quintet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
quintet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quintet
noun quintet
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
- band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- choir — A choir is a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or school.
Antonyms for quintet
noun quintet
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
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