English Explanatory Dictionary

sextet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any group of six people or things.
  2. A composition for six voices or instruments.
  3. A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

Pronunciation

/sɛksˈtɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sextet.wav

Word forms

sextet sextets sextett sextette

Etymology

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

Synonyms

hexad

Related words

sestet number

Derived words

antisextet
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