Hypertext Webster Gateway: "octet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Octet \Oc*tet"\, n. [From L. octo eight, like E. duet, fr.L.
duo. See {Octave}.] (Mus.)
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo
instruments or voices.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
octet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight},
{8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad},
{ogdoad}, {octonary}]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: {octette}]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: {octette}]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octette}, {eightsome}]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: {octette}]
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