Hypertext Webster Gateway: "septet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Septet \Sep*tet"\, Septette \Sep*tette"\, n. [From L. septem
seven, like duet, from L. duo.]
1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of
singers.
2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or
seven voices; -- called also {septuor}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
septet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven},
{7}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}]
2: seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: {septette}]
3: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit [syn: {septette}]
4: seven people considered as a unit [syn: {septette}, {sevensome}]
5: a musical composition written for seven performers [syn: {septette}]
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