quintet

CEFRC1

/kwɪnˈtɛt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of five people or things, especially musicians.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together

Examples

  • There was a brass quintet playing in the lobby of the hotel.

  • A jazz quintet performed at the festival.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any group of five members

  2. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)

More examples

In context

  • The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.

  • They're a brass quintet.

  • jazz quintet

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).