A quintet is a group of five singers or musicians singing or playing together.
2. countable noun
A quintet is a piece of music written for five instruments or five singers.
quintet in British English
or quintette (kwɪnˈtɛt)
noun
1.
a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
2.
any group of five
Word origin
C19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth
quintet in American English
(kwɪnˈtɛt) or quinˈtette (kwɪnˈtɛt)
noun
1.
any group or set of five persons or things
2. Music
a.
a composition for five voices or five instruments, as for string quartet and piano
b.
a group of five performers of such a composition, or any group of five musiciansplaying together
Word origin
< Fr or It: Fr quintette < It quintetto, dim. of quinto, a fifth < L quintus < base of quinque, five
Examples of 'quintet' in a sentence
quintet
They plan a heist while passing themselves off as a string quintet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They will have a civil ceremony at Ashton Memorial with a brass quintet playing in the background before moving on to a nearby hotel for their reception.