octet

or oc·tette

[ ok-tet ]

/ ɒkˈtɛt /

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noun

a company of eight singers or musicians.

a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.

Prosody. octave (def. 4).

any group of eight.

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Origin of octet

1860–65; oct- + -et, as in duet

Words nearby octet

Octavian, Octavius, octavo, octavus, octennial, octet, octillion, octo-, October, October Revolution, Octobrist

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How to use octet in a sentence

In recent months, the Israeli press has been rife with speculation about how the octet would view a strike on Iran.
Meet the Israeli ‘Octet’ That Would Decide an Iran Attack|Eli Lake|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Later he wrote a new postlude, which is found among motivi for the Octet and the Trio in C minor.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The central sphere is also figured; the cigar follows its usual course, and its companions unite into a sextet and an octet.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
Miss Edith Williams, the member of the octet who fainted on the stage, swooned again soon after she took the witness stand.
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various

For her appearance in the Aero Octet Felicity received, at the beginning, forty-five.
Winner Take All|Larry Evans
As an additional piece, an arrangement of a movement from Schubert's Octet was conceded.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)|Florence May

British Dictionary definitions for octet

octet

/ (ɒkˈtɛt) /

noun

any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians

a piece of music composed for such a group

prosody another word for octave (def. 2)

chem a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom

Also (for senses 1, 2, 3): octette

Word Origin for octet

C19: from Latin octo eight, on the model of duet

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octet

or oc·tette

Origin of octet

Words nearby octet

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British Dictionary definitions for octet

Word Origin for octet