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sextet

Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtɛt/
(also sextette)
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Definition of sextet

noun

  • a group of six people playing music or singing together: the Jazz Club presents a new sextet
  • a composition for a sextet: the sextet from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
  • a set of six people or things:a sextet of new releases

Origin:

mid 19th century: alteration of sestet, suggested by Latin sex 'six'

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