- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of five musicians or singers who play or sing together 五重奏乐团；五重唱组合 the Miles Davis Quintet 戴维斯五重奏乐团
- [countable]
a piece of music for five musicians or singers 五重奏（曲）；五重唱（曲） a string quintet 弦乐五重奏曲
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth’, from Latin quintus.