Quintaton

noun

Quin·​ta·​ton

ˈkwintəˌ|tōn

variants or less commonly Quintaten

|ten

plural Quintatons also Quintatens

: quintadena

Word History

Etymology

quintaton from German, modification (influenced by ton tone, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus) of New Latin quintadena; quintaten probably modification of German quintaton

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