sextet

or sex·tette

[ seks-tet ]
/ sɛksˈtɛt /
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noun

any group or set of six.
Also sestet. Music.
  1. a company of six singers or players.
  2. a musical composition for six voices or instruments.

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Origin of sextet

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sextet

sextant sextet sexton

Words nearby sextet

sextain, sextan, sextans, sextant, sextern, sextet, sextic, sextile, sextillion, sexting, sexto
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Words related to sextet

chorus, trio, cast, orchestra, band, troupe, assemblage, quintet, choir, quartet, semester, hexad, hexagram, hexagon, sextuplet, gathering, set, group, composite, sum

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British Dictionary definitions for sextet

sextet

sextette

/ (sɛksˈtɛt) /

noun

music a group of six singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
a group of six people or things

Word Origin for sextet

C19: variant of sestet, with Latinization of ses-
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