sextet

Or sex·tette

[seks-tet]

noun

1. any group or set of six.

2. Music.,  Also

   1. a company of six singers or players.

   2. a musical composition for six voices or instruments.

sextet

/ sɛksˈtɛt /

noun

1. music a group of six singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group

2. a group of six people or things

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextet¹

1835–45; half-Latinized variant of sestet; sex-

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextet¹

C19: variant of _sestet , with Latinization of ses-

Example Sentences

It didn’t quite turn out that Brahmsians would have the rare chance of a full survey of the quintets and sextets downtown over six days.

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The sextet learned the intricate, aerobic choreography for their Gap advert in just one day.

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The band made its sextet status official with the release of its 1973 album “3+3.”

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Let’s check in with our core sextet and see how everyone is feeling going into a third season.

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The most encouraging aspect of the noteworthy win for Northern Ireland was how central that sextet were to everything good about the hosts' performance.

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