Meanings
nounstring quintet (plural string quintets)
plural string quintets
- entertainmenta group of five musicians playing string instruments, usually adding a second viola or cello to the string quartet's formation.
- entertainmenta musical composition for such a group
Translations
Hungarian vonósötös, vonóskvintett
- vonósötösFive musicians
- vonóskvintettFive musicians
- vonósötösA musical composition
Italian quintetto d'archi, quintetto per archi
- quintetto d'archiFive musicians
- quintetto per archiFive musicians
- quintetto d'archiA musical composition
- quintetto per archiA musical composition
Polish kwintet smyczkowy, kwintet smyczkowy
- kwintet smyczkowyFive musicians
- kwintet smyczkowyA musical composition
Cite this entry
APA
string quintet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20quintet
MLA
“string quintet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20quintet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “string quintet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20quintet.
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