quintole

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noun

A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.

OriginItalian quinto →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounquintole (plural quintoles)

plural quintoles

  1. entertainmentA group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
  2. historicalA five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.

Origin

  1. Italianquinto“fifth”
  2. Englishquintole

Italian quinto (“fifth”).

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Chicago

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