Definition of QUINT
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
2. Noun. One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
Definition of QUINT
1. n. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.
Definition of QUINT
1. a group of five [n -S]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of QUINT
Literary usage of QUINT
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1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"Quint would have yelled for Cliff, but he was n't sure Cliff was within hearing;
... The dog was not with his master; but Quint cared little for that ..."
2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"After a trial in which Barry has as usual ruled against him, Quint exclaimed, "Judge,
I never did have any show in your court!" "No, sir," replied Barry, ..."
3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Quiet, calm, serene. Quint (Lat.) (quint.) Quinta (It.) (quén-ta. ... tet- ä as
in ah ; 3. as in hate ; ä as in at; ë as Quint- ..."
4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Quint-bass. An organ pedal-stop. See Quint. ... Octave quint ; the twelfth. ...
See A'otes. Quint-saite (Ger.) (quint sî-të.) Treble string. Quire. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"Quint-stride, the (a) harmonic or (b) melodic progression of a fifth ...
Quint'absatz (Ger.) A half-close, in the midst of a piece, on the dominant ..."
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