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English noun: quintet

1. quintet (communication) a musical composition for five performers


Synonymsquintette


Broader (hypernym)composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music

2. quintet (quantity) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one


Synonyms5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, V


Broader (hypernym)digit, figure

3. quintet (group) five performers or singers who perform together


Synonymsquintette


Broader (hypernym)musical group, musical organisation, musical organization

4. quintet (group) a set of five similar things considered as a unit


Synonymsquintette, quintuple, quintuplet


Broader (hypernym)set

5. quintet (group) five people considered as a unit


Synonymsfivesome, quintette


Broader (hypernym)assemblage, gathering









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