Definitions for: Sestet


[n] a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
[n] a musical composition written for six performers
[n] a set of six similar things considered as a unit
[n] six performers or singers who perform together
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one



Webster (1913) Definition: Ses*tet", n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus,
fr. sex six.]
1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six
instruments; a sextet; -- called also sestuor. [Written
also sestett, sestette.]

2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.

Synonyms: 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sextet, sextet, sextet, sextette, sextette, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer, VI

See Also: composition, digit, figure, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation, musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, set, stanza

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