septet

[ sep-tet ]

/ sɛpˈtɛt /

noun

any group of seven persons or things.

a company of seven singers or musicians.

a musical composition for seven voices or instruments.

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Words nearby septet

septenary, septendecillion, septennial, septennium, septentrion, septet, septi-, septic, septic abortion, septic fever, septic infarct

Also especially British, sep·tette.

Origin of septet

From German, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at septi-, -et

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Example sentences from the Web for septet

Among these sketches are others for the Septet and the Variations on Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen?
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The septet and the final chorus are fragments of such power and grandeur that you feel as though you were floating upon wings.
Wagner at Home|Judith Gautier
They are an introduction, a chorus, and a septet, not a sextet as he said.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson
A grand, swinging theme in which all the voices move together like a great pendulum is the final of this septet.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls

On the hyper level the triplet becomes a duad and a unit; the duad becomes two units; and the septet a triplet and a quartet.
Occult Chemistry|Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater

British Dictionary definitions for septet

septet

septette

/ (sɛpˈtɛt) /

noun

music a group of seven singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group

a group of seven people or things

Word Origin for septet

C19: from German, from Latin septem seven

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