quint minor
noun
See under quint1(def 2).
Origin of quint minor
First recorded in 1650–60
Words nearby quint minor
quinquereme,
quinquevalent,
quinsy,
quint,
quint major,
quint minor,
quint.,
quinta,
quintain,
quintal,
quintan
Definition for quint minor (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 minor (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 minor (2 of 2)
quint
2
/ (kwɪnt) /
noun
US and Canadian short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quin