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sestet

ses·tet

UK/sɛsˈtɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

six performers or singers who perform together

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3.
4.

a musical composition written for six performers

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5.

a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

Origin

From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).

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