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quintette

Definitions of quintette
  1. noun
    a musical composition for five performers
    synonyms: quintet
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    type of:
    composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
    a musical work that has been created
  2. noun
    five performers or singers who perform together
    synonyms: quintet
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    type of:
    musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
    an organization of musicians who perform together
  3. noun
    five people considered as a unit
    synonyms: fivesome, quintet
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    type of:
    assemblage, gathering
    a group of persons together in one place
  4. noun
    a set of five similar things considered as a unit
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    type of:
    set
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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