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quintet (n.)
1811, "composition for five voices," from Italian
quintetto
, diminutive of
quinto
"fifth," from Latin
quintus
"the fifth," related to
quinque
"five" (see
quinque-
). Meaning "set of five singers or players" is from 1882.
