'Quintette' definitions:

Definition of 'quintette'

From: WordNet
noun
Five performers or singers who perform together [syn: quintet, quintette]
noun
A set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple]
noun
Five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, fivesome]
noun
A musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet, quintette]

Definition of 'Quintette'

From: GCIDE
  • Quintet \Quin*tet"\, Quintette \Quin*tette"\, n. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music. [1913 Webster]