[syn: quintet, quintette]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quintet \Quin*tet"\, Quintette \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
quintette
n 1: five performers or singers who perform together [syn:
quintet, quintette]
2: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn:
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple]
3: five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet,
quintette, fivesome]
4: a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet,
quintette]