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SEXTET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sextet mean?
• SEXTET (noun)
The noun SEXTET has 5 senses:
1. a musical composition written for six performers
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
3. six performers or singers who perform together
4. a set of six similar things considered as a unit
5. six people considered as a unit
Familiarity information: SEXTET used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical composition written for six performers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sextet" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI
Hypernyms ("sextet" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Six performers or singers who perform together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sextet" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A set of six similar things considered as a unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sextet" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Six people considered as a unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sextet" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
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