Difference between Quint and Cinque

What is the difference between Quint and Cinque?

Quint as a noun is an interval of one fifth while Cinque as a noun is the number five as seen on a die or on a card.

Quint

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an interval of one fifth (in piquet) a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker a quin or quintuplet quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Cinque

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The number five as seen on a die or on a card.

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