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Definition of quintet noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

quintet

noun

NAmE//kwɪnˈtɛt//

1a group of five musicians or singers who play or sing together the Miles Davis Quintet

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2a piece of music for five musicians or singers a string quintet

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