quint
quint · quints
An interval of one fifthAn interval of one fifth.
/kwɪnt/
Meaning
6 sensesAn interval of one fifth.
The E string of a violin.
In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
(US, informal)A quin or quintuplet.
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.
Quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
More definitions
- one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Origin
* From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus.* From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus.
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