noun
Quinton
KWIHN-tuhn
noun
1
A now largely obsolete stringed instrument with five strings, related to the violin.
"A quinton from the 18th century sat behind glass in the museum."
How to Use Quinton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old five-stringed instrument in the violin family (also a common given name and place name).
Word Forms
Quintons plural, quintons plural
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