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quintet

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as in trio, quartet

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The first known use of quintet was in 1764

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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 5 Apr. 2020.

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