quint

Noun
US[kwint]/kwɪnt/1 syllable
Synonyms: five5VcinquequintetfivesomequintupletpentadfinPhoebeLittle Phoebequin

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and oneSynonyms: five5VcinquequintetfivesomequintupletpentadfinPhoebeLittle PhoebeType of digit, figure
  2. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancySynonyms: quintupletquinType of sibling, sib
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Quint noun

Origin: F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five.

1. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.

2. Music The interval of a fifth.

3. one of a set of quintuplets. informal

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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