octet

or oc·tette

[ ok-tet ]
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noun

  1. a company of eight singers or musicians.

  2. a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.

  1. Prosody. octave (def. 4).

  2. any group of eight.

Origin of octet

1
1860–65; oct- + -et, as in duet

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British Dictionary definitions for octet

octet

/ (ɒkˈtɛt) /

noun

  1. any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians

  2. a piece of music composed for such a group

  1. prosody another word for octave (def. 2)

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

Origin of octet

1
C19: from Latin octo eight, on the model of duet
  • Also (for senses 1, 2, 3): octette

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