quintette

quin=tette

WORDNET DICTIONARY

quintette(n = noun.group) quintet - five performers or singers who perform together;

is a kind of musical group, musical organisation, musical organization

quintette(n = noun.group) quintet, quintuple, quintuplet - a set of five similar things considered as a unit;

is a kind of set

quintette(n = noun.group) fivesome, quintet - five people considered as a unit;

is a kind of assemblage, gathering

quintette(n = noun.communication) quintet - a musical composition for five performers;

is a kind of composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music

quintette, n. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.].

A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music. [1913 Webster]