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sestet

Syllabification: (ses·tet)

Pronunciation: /sesˈtet/

Definition of sestet

noun

Prosody

the last six lines of a sonnet.
Music, rare a sextet.

Origin:

early 19th century: from Italian sestetto, from sesto, from Latin sextus 'a sixth'

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Definition of sestet in the British & World English dictionary

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offing

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noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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