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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Earlier that year, he had toured with arguably his greatest small group, a sextet including multi-reedist Eric Dolphy, whose sensitivity and brilliance were an especially good match for Mingus’s own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the sextet blends psychedelic neo-soul, breezy R&B and jazz — both London’s dance-floor-moving modern fusion scene and dashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms — over six joyful tracks.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Joe Truman, Neah Evans and GB's sextet in the mixed team time trial all narrowly missed out on medals.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023
The sextet is set to play the Resident in downtown Los Angeles on June 20 as part of the Tiny Desk Contest tour.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023
The doors to the great hall were thrown open, and a sextet of natural trumpets blared as the king walked out upon the dais.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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