Meanings
nounquintetto (plural quintettos)
plural quintettos
- entertainmentA quintet.
- archaicA party of five.
While this amiable and enlightened quintetto were busily employed in flattering one another, Mr. Cranium retired to complete the preparations he had begun...
1816, Thomas Love Peacock, Headlong Hall
Origin
From Italian.
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quintetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintetto
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Chicago
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