quint
pronunciation
How to pronounce quint in British English:
UK [kwɪnt]
How to pronounce quint in American English:
US [kwɪnt]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Word Origin
- quint (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.
Example
- 1. Quint got ornery when he was bored .
- 2. John marshall visits a summer city program that would make capt. quint proud : shark fishing .
- 3. Visitors to jazz fest will be welcomed at the main entrance by our mayor enthroned on the king of rex float , officiated by his secretary of music , quint davis .
- 4. Quint , don 't be such a pussy , all right ?
- 5. Suddenly quint spied the triangular fin of a shark coming towards them .