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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: quintetto, from quinto 'fifth', from Latin quintus

quintet

 noun
     
Related topics: Music
quin‧tet [countable]
1APM five singers or musicians who perform together
2APM a piece of music written for five performers
[↪ quartet, sextet, trio]
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