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⇱ SEXTET Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six: such as
a
: the performers of a sextet
b
: a hockey team

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Debuting in 1995, the Pussycat Dolls started out as a sextet that also featured Melody Thornton and Jessica Sutta. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026 Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, Brady Singer, Nick Lodolo, Rhett Lowder and Chase Burns is a pretty nasty sextet. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 But save for her and cofounding guitarist Mary Coogan, all of the current sextet is Irish or Scottish-born. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 As a sextet, the youngsters have strong, lively chemistry that just about carries the movie through the longueurs and lousy melodrama, especially when the final act rolls round. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sextet

Word History

Etymology

alteration of sestet

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sextet was in 1791

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β€œSextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six

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