SEXTETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sextette mean? 

• SEXTETTE (noun)
  The noun SEXTETTE has 4 senses:

1. six performers or singers who perform together

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

3. six people considered as a unit

4. a musical composition written for six performers

  Familiarity information: SEXTETTE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEXTETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Six performers or singers who perform together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Hypernyms ("sextette" is a kind of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A set of six similar things considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Hypernyms ("sextette" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Six people considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sextet; sextette; sixsome

Hypernyms ("sextette" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A musical composition written for six performers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Hypernyms ("sextette" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)