WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
octette n 1: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: octet, octette] 2: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette] 3: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette, eightsome] 4: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: octet, octette]