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octet

Pronunciation: /ɒkˈtɛt/
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Definition of octet

noun

  • a group of eight people or things, in particular:
  • a group of eight musicians.
  • a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.
  • the first eight lines of a sonnet.
  • Chemistry a stable group of eight electrons occupying a single shell in an atom.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Italian ottetto or German Oktett, on the pattern of duet and quartet

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