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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. Noun. (music) an interval of one fifth ¹
2. Noun. (''in piquet'') a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker ¹
3. Noun. (American English) a quin or quintuplet ¹
4. Noun. (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire. ¹
5. Noun. quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quint
1. a group of five [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quint
Literary usage of Quint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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