nonet

[ noh-net ]
/ noʊˈnɛt /

noun Music.

a group of nine performers or instruments.
a composition for a nonet.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of nonet

1860–65; < Italian nonetto, derivative of nono ninth < Latin nōnus. See -et

Words nearby nonet

nonequivalence, nones, nonessential, nonessential amino acid, nonesuch, nonet, nonetheless, nonethnic, nonevent, nonexclusive, nonexecutive
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for nonet

British Dictionary definitions for nonet

nonet
/ (nɒˈnɛt) /

noun

a piece of music composed for a group of nine instruments
an instrumental group of nine players

Word Origin for nonet

C19: from Italian nonetto, from nono ninth, from Latin nōnus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012