sextet

or sex·tette

[ seks-tet ]

noun

1. any group or set of six.
2. Also Music.
   1. a company of six singers or players.
   2. a musical composition for six voices or instruments.

sextet

/ sɛksˈtɛt /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextet¹

1835–45; half-Latinized variant of sestet; sex-

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextet¹

C19: variant of sestet , with Latinization of ses-

Example Sentences

The most encouraging aspect of the noteworthy win for Northern Ireland was how central that sextet were to everything good about the hosts' performance.

From BBC

And though it’s possible that the success of the Huskies’ offense over the past couple of years has inflated the value of some of these names, this sextet could make history.

From Seattle Times

The model used Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence” string sextet, ambient noises and other “training” clips to generate audio samples based on musical ideas from Ms. Sulola, resulting in a unique sonic landscape.

From Washington Times

Some of this was a matter of emulation, since Chandler is the funniest of the New York sextet.

From Salon

He and the guitarist Mark Stewart, the only two original members to remain with the sextet, performed together for more than three decades.

From New York Times

Related Words

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