Sestet \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.]
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2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sestet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: six,
6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a
dozen, sextet, sextuplet, hexad]
2: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: sextet,
sextette]
3: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: sextet,
sextette]
4: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: sextet,
sextette]
5: a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
WordNet (r) 2.0
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