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quint
quint [ kwint ] (plural quints)


noun 
Definition:
 
1.  ( informal )
Same as  quintuplet
2. set of five cards: in the card game piquet, a sequence of five cards of the same suit
[Late 17th century. Via French, "fifth" < Latin quintus]
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