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quintole

quintole noun: a group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.

Noun

quintole (plural quintoles)

  1. A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
  2. (historical) A five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.

Forms of quintole

pluralquintoles

Origin of quintole

Italian quinto (“fifth”).

Questions about quintole

What does quintole mean?
Quintole means a group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
What part of speech is quintole?
Quintole is a noun.
What is the plural of quintole?
The plural of quintole is quintoles.

Words near quintole in the dictionary

  1. quintipoint
  2. quintipoints
  3. Quinto
  4. quintocubital
  5. quintocubitalism
  6. quintole
  7. quintoles
  8. quintolet
  9. quintolets
  10. quintom
  11. quintoms

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