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quinte definition

quinte (kant)

noun

Fencing the fifth position (of defense or parry), similar to the fourth but with the hand lower and the point farther to the left

Etymology: Fr, fem. of quint, fifth: see quintet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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