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quintet

noun
🔊/kwɪnˈtet/
🔊/kwɪnˈtet/
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  1. [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of five musicians or singers who play or sing together五重奏乐团；五重唱组合
    • the Miles Davis Quintet戴维斯五重奏乐团
  2. [countable] a piece of music for five musicians or singers五重奏（曲）；五重唱（曲）
    • a string quintet弦乐五重奏曲
    Topics Musicc2
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth’, from Latin quintus.