Quintet

Pro Tip 1/3

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.

Pro Tip 2/3

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.

Pro Tip 3/3

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.