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quint Definition


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quint
noun
    1. cards.
      In the game of piquet: a hand with a run of five cards of the same suit and which scores 15.
    2. An organ stop that gives a tone that is a fifth higher than normal.
      Form: quint stop (in full)
    (US)
    3. A shortened form of quintuplet.
Etymology: 17c: from French quinte, from Latin quinque five.



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