Quints

[kwint, kint] /kwɪnt, kɪnt/

noun
1.
an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
2.
Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten (quint major) or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine (quint minor)
[kwint] /kwɪnt/
noun, Informal.
1.
a quintuplet.
noun
1.
(kwɪnt). an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
2.
(piquet) (kɪnt). a sequence of five cards in the same suit
/kwɪnt/
noun
1.
(US & Canadian) short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) quin
n.

1520s, “a tax of one-fifth,” from Middle French quint, from Latin quintus “the fifth,” ordinal to quinque “five” (see quinque-). Used in English of various groups of five since 17c. First attested 1935 as a shortening of quintuplet (American English; British English prefers quin); used originally of the Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada.
quintuplet

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Quintuplet
[kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo-] /kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-/ noun 1. any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind. 2. quintuplets, five children or offspring born of one pregnancy. 3. one of five such children or offspring. 4. Music. a group of five notes of equal value […]
Quintuple
[kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l, kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-] /kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-/ adjective 1. fivefold; consisting of five parts. 2. five times as great or as much. 3. Music. having five beats to a measure. noun 4. a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another. verb (used with […]
Quintuplicate
[noun, adjective kwin-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-; verb kwin-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo-] /noun, adjective kwɪnˈtu plɪ kɪt, -ˈtyu-; verb kwɪnˈtu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈtyu-/ noun 1. a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter. adjective 2. noting or consisting of five identical parts; fivefold. 3. pertaining to a fifth item or copy of something. […]

Quintuplex
[kwin-too-pleks, -tyoo-, kwin-too-pleks, -tyoo-, -tuhp-leks] /ˈkwɪn tʊˌplɛks, -tyʊ-, kwɪnˈtu plɛks, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp lɛks/ adjective 1. fivefold; .
Quintus prolog
language, product A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. (ftp://ftp.quintus.com/). Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283. [More details? Features?] (1998-12-12)