"quint" meaning in English

See quint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kwɪnt/ (note: A musical or piquet term, or a quintuplet), [kʰw̥ɪnt] (note: A musical or piquet term, or a quintuplet), /kwɛ̃/ (note: A fencing term) Forms: quints [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnt Etymology: From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tós}}, {{bor|en|frm|quint}} Middle French quint, {{der|en|la|quīntus}} Latin quīntus, {{doublet|en|quintus}} Doublet of quintus Head templates: {{en-noun}} quint (plural quints)
  1. (music) An interval of one fifth.
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-N0Q4gt~G Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) The E string of a violin.
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-M0g4LXNp Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (card games) In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-azAMIgm9 Categories (other): Card games, Five Disambiguation of Five: 17 12 30 5 24 12 Topics: card-games, games
  4. (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-EIGXbqod Categories (other): American English
  5. (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.
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-qaQLc3aH Categories (other): Firefighting, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 21 4 29 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 4 4 11 16 16 3 22 9 0 0 10 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 11 16 18 2 24 11 0 0 10 1 2 Topics: firefighting, government
  6. (fencing) quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
    Sense id: en-quint-en-noun-aHh1P1Rx Categories (other): Fencing Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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