First Known Use: 1841
Dictionary
sextet
noun sex·tet \seks-ˈtet\
: a piece of music written for six performers
: a group of six people or things; especially : a group of six singers or musicians who perform together
Full Definition of SEXTET
1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six: as a : the performers of a sextet b : a hockey team
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Origin of SEXTET
alteration of sestet
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Rhymes with SEXTET
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