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Quint

//kwɪnt// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.
  2. 2
    A nickname for Quinton
Noun
  1. 1
    An interval of one fifth.
  2. 2
    one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy wordnet
  3. 3
    The E string of a violin.
  4. 4
    the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one wordnet
  5. 5
    In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
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  1. 6
    a quin or quintuplet. US, informal

    "Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden."

  2. 7
    A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
  3. 8
    quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Etymology

* From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus. * (firefighting vehicle): In reference to its five functions: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.

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