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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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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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