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sextet

sextet · sextets

секстет

Sextett

Any group of six people or thingsAny group of six people or things.

/sɛksˈtɛt/

Meaning

3 senses

Any group of six people or things.
six people considered as a unit
A composition for six voices or instruments.
Sextett
сексте́тsɛkstét
a musical composition written for six performers
A group of six singers or instrumentalists.
Sextett
six performers or singers who perform together

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

composition for six voices or instruments:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

composition for six voices or instruments:

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

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plural: sextets

Singular	sextet
Plural	sextets

regular

12 synonyms

Close in meaning

a musical composition written for six performers:sextette sestet
six people considered as a unit:sextette sixsome
a set of six similar things considered as a unit:sextette sestet
six performers or singers who perform together:sextette sestet
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one:six 6 VI sixer sise Captain Hicks half a dozen sestet

3 related words