sextet
Americannoun
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any group or set of six.
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Music. Also
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a company of six singers or players.
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a musical composition for six voices or instruments.
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noun
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music a group of six singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
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a group of six people or things
Etymology
Origin of sextet
Example Sentences
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Brahms’ viola-infused string quintets and sextets have in them the essence of amber autumn, and three major L.A. institutions coincidentally turned to them over six November days.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
The sextet learned the intricate, aerobic choreography for their Gap advert in just one day.
From BBC
The band made its sextet status official with the release of its 1973 album “3+3.”
From Los Angeles Times
The most encouraging aspect of the noteworthy win for Northern Ireland was how central that sextet were to everything good about the hosts' performance.
From BBC
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