quint

Noun
Synonyms: five5VcinquequintetfivesomequintupletpentadfinPhoebeLittle Phoebequin

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and oneSynonyms: five5VcinquequintetfivesomequintupletpentadfinPhoebeLittle Phoebe
  2. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancySynonyms: quintupletquin
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Quint \Quint\, n. [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five.]

1.A set or sequence of five, as in piquet. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) The interval of a fifth. [1913 Webster]

3.one of a set of quintuplets. [informal] [PJC]

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