» sestet

Noun (5 meanings)

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.

six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad

sestet is a type of:
  • digit, figure (noun) - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

2. six performers or singers who perform together.

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3. a set of six similar things considered as a unit.

sextet, sextette, sestet

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  • set (noun) - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

4. a musical composition written for six performers.

sextet, sextette, sestet

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5. a rhythmic group of six lines of verse.

sestet

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  • stanza (noun) - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem