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quin-
(KWIN)five
Latin for five. A quintet is a group of five; quintuplets are five children born together.
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Number & quantitySpellings:quinquint
Example words
quintet
a group of five (usually musicians)
quintuplet
one of five children born at the same time
quintessence
the perfect or purest example; the fifth essence
quintile
one of five equal parts
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