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/kwɪnˈtɛt/ · noun
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians).
Use quintet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quintet means (music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians).
Common synonyms include fivesome, pentad, pentuplet, quinity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use quintet where its definition matches the intended context.
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