quintet
/kwɪnˈtɛt/
noun 3
Collocations
2QUINTET + NOUN
dorval, meng
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
2
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
3
Any group of five members
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a musical composition for five performers
- quintette
noun — five people considered as a unit
- quintette
- fivesome
noun — a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- quintette
- quintuplet
- quintuple
noun — five performers or singers who perform together
- quintette
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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There was a brass quintet playing in the lobby of the hotel.
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They're a brass quintet.
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Tom is in a brass quintet.
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Tom, Mary, John, Alice and I often perform as a brass quintet.
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The quintet of Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé, and Pepe scored 314 goals in 97 matches.
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