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quinte

coughing fit

noun KANT Rare

Also means

sequence of five (cards, music)

Usage Note

Quinte most commonly appears in quinte de toux, meaning a sudden, violent bout of coughing. In card games such as piquet, a quinte is a run of five cards of the same suit; in music theory it refers to the interval of a fifth.

Examples

"Il a eu une quinte de toux terrible."

Natural Translation

He had a terrible coughing fit.

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