1. Five performers or singers who perform together
   "The brass quintette filled the hall with rich, harmonious sounds";
   - quintet
    
2. A set of five similar things considered as a unit
   "The quintette of Olympic rings represents the five continents";
   - quintet, quintuplet, quintuple, pentad [technical]
    
3. Five people considered as a unit
   "The jazz quintette performed a series of improvised solos";
   - quintet, fivesome
    
4. A musical composition for five performers
   "The brass quintette filled the hall with rich, harmonious sound";
   - quintet

Derived forms: quintettes

Type of: assemblage, composition, gathering, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation [Brit], musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, set

Encyclopedia: Quintette, California