quint major
noun
See under quint1(def 2).
Origin of quint major
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby quint major
quinquepartite,
quinquereme,
quinquevalent,
quinsy,
quint,
quint major,
quint minor,
quint.,
quinta,
quintain,
quintal
Definition for quint major (2 of 2)
quint
1
[ kwint, kint ]
/ kwɪnt, kɪnt /
noun
an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
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).
Origin of quint
1British Dictionary definitions for quint major (1 of 2)
quint
1
noun
(kwɪnt)
an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
(kɪnt) piquet
a sequence of five cards in the same suit
Word Origin for quint
C17: from French
quinte, from Latin
quintus fifth
British Dictionary definitions for quint major (2 of 2)
quint
2
/ (kwɪnt) /
noun
US and Canadian short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quin