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septet

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɛpˈtɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɛpˈtɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sep tet′)

sep•tet /sɛpˈtɛt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

any group of seven persons or things, such as singers or musicians.
Music and Dancea musical composition for seven persons or instruments.

sep•tet (sep tet′),USA pronunciation n.

any group of seven persons or things.
Music and Dancea company of seven singers or musicians.
Music and Dancea musical composition for seven voices or instruments.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] sep•tette′.

German; see septi-, -et
1830–40

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septet, septette /sɛpˈtɛt/ n

a group of seven singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
a group of seven people or things

Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Latin septem seven

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