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Webster 1913 Edition
Quintette
{
, Quin-tet′
,Quin-tette′
}Noun.
[It.
quintetto
, dim. of quinto
the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus
the fifth: cf. F. quintette
. See Quint
.] (Mus.)
A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.