noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any group of six people or things.
2. 2
   a musical composition written for six performers wordnet
3. 3
   A composition for six voices or instruments.
4. 4
   six people considered as a unit wordnet
5. 5
   A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

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6. 6
   a set of six similar things considered as a unit wordnet
7. 7
   six performers or singers who perform together wordnet
8. 8
   the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hexadoctetseptetsix6antistrophe

Etymology

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

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