Dictionary entry

Quintet

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Quin‐tet″, Quin‐tette″ } (?), n. [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.