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quint 1

 (kwĭnt)
n.
A sequence of five cards of the same suit in one hand in piquet.
[French quinte, from Old French, interval of a fifth (in music), feminine of quint, fifth, from Latin quīntus; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]

quint 2

 (kwĭnt)
n.
A quintuplet.
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quint

n
1. (Music, other) an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
2. (Card Games) piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit
[C17: from French quinte, from Latin quintus fifth]

quint

(kwɪnt)
n
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) US and Canadian short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quin
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quint

(kwɪnt)

n.
a quintuplet.
[1930–35; shortened form]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quint - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and onequint - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quintuplet, quintet, V
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.quint - one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin, quintuplet
sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
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Translations

quint

[kwɪnt] N (US) → quintillizo/a m/f
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quint

1
n (US) abbr of quintuplet → Fünfling m

quint

2
n (Mus) → Quint(e) f
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The Flagship reference is about the offshore companies, including Flagship Investments Limited, Hartstone ProperAties Limited, Que Holdings Limited, Quint Eaton Place 2 Limited, Quint Saloane Limited (formerly Quint Eaton Place Limited), Quaint Limited, Flagship Securities Limited, Quint Gloucester Place Limited, Quint Paddington Limited (formerly Rivates Estates Limited), Flagship Developments Limited, Alanna Services Limited (British Virgin Island-BVI), Lankin SA (BVI), Chadron Inc, Ansbacher Inc, Coomber Inc and Capital FZE (Dubai).
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