Main Entry: quin·tet

Pronunciation: \kwin-ˈtet\

Function: noun

Etymology: quintet from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth, from Latin quintus; quintette from French, from Italian quintetto

Date: 1811

1 : a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices
2 : a group or set of five: as a : the performers of a quintet b : a basketball team