A quintet often refers to groups in classical or jazz music, highlighting cultural sophistication. I attended a classical quintet performance last night at the concert hall.
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Not Always Music
Although commonly musical, quintets can be any group of five, like athletes or characters in a book. The book revolves around a quintet of detectives.
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Formal Use
The term 'quintet' is formal, so it's usually not used in casual conversation about groups of five. For our chemistry project, we'll form a quintet to conduct the experiment.