sextet

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. a musical composition written for six performersSynonyms: sextettesestet
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and oneSynonyms: six6VIsixersiseCaptain Hickshalf a dozensestetsextuplethexad
  3. six performers or singers who perform togetherSynonyms: sextettesestet
  4. a set of six similar things considered as a unitSynonyms: sextettesestet
  5. six people considered as a unitSynonyms: sextettesixsome
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sextet \Sex*tet"\, Sextetto \Sex*tet"to\, n. (Mus.) See Sestet. [1913 Webster]
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