sextet
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
sex·tet
(sĕk-stĕt′)n.
1. Music
a. A composition for six voices or six instruments.
b. A group of six singers or six instrumentalists.
2. A group of six.
[Alteration of sestet.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
sextet
(sɛksˈtɛt) ,sextett
orsextette
n
1. (Music, other) music a group of six singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
2. a group of six people or things
[C19: variant of sestet, with Latinization of ses-]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sex•tet
or sex•tette
(sɛksˈtɛt)n.
1. any group or set of six.
2.
a. a company of six singers or players.
b. a musical composition for six voices or instruments.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | sextet - a musical composition written for six performers musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" |
2. | sextet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one | |
3. | sextet - six performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together | |
4. | sextet - a set of six similar things considered as a unit set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
5. | sextet - six people considered as a unit assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
مَجْموعَة من 6 مُغَنين او موسيقيين
sextetsexteto
sekstet
sextettszextett
sextett
sekstetas
sekstets
sexteto
altılı için bestelenmiş parçaaltılı korosekstet
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sextet(te)
n → Sextett nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sextet
(seksˈtet) noun1. a group of six singers or musicians.
2. a piece of music composed for such a group.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.