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string quintets

string quintets is the plural of string quintet.

Meaning of string quintet

Noun

string quintet (plural string quintets)

  1. a group of five musicians playing string instruments, usually adding a second viola or cello to the string quartet's formation.
  2. a musical composition for such a group

Questions about string quintets

What is string quintets the plural of?
String quintets is the plural of string quintet.

Words near string quintets in the dictionary

  1. string players
  2. string pull
  3. string quartet
  4. string quartets
  5. string quintet
  6. string quintets
  7. string saver
  8. string savers
  9. string section
  10. string sections
  11. string sedge

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