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noun
A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Narrower terms: quintuplet
noun
A five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Italian quinto (“fifth”).
