sestet
sestet · sestets
A piece of music composed for six voices or six instrumentsA piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
/sɛsˈtɛt/
Meaning
2 sensesA piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
Origin
From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).
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plural: sestetsSynonyms
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