quint

¹

[ kwint, kint ]

noun

1. an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
2. Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten quint major, or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine quint minor.

quint

²

[ kwint ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a quintuplet.

quint.

³

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) fifth.

quint

¹

/ kwɪnt /

noun

1. short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)quin

quint

²

noun

1. kwɪnt an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
2. kɪnt piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit

Word History and Origins

Origin of quint¹

1520–30; < French quinte (feminine of quint ) < Latin quīnta, feminine of quīntus fifth

Origin of quint²

First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form

Origin of quint³

From the Latin word quīntus

Word History and Origins

Origin of quint¹

C17: from French quinte, from Latin quintus fifth

Example Sentences

“It’s another level,” Arutyunyan continues, cautioning the quint is “dangerous” and “will always be difficult to execute in competition.”

From Washington Post

The famed “quint” was the standard for podium contention as all but one competitor attempted a trick with three flips and five twists in the last round.

From Los Angeles Times

And some experts think a quint—a quintuple, or five-revolution, jump—is theoretically within reach.

From Scientific American

Giving up custody of the quints was an impossible decision that would divide the family forever.

From New York Times

A whole industry grew up around the quints.

From Washington Times