septette

sep·tet

also sep·tette  (sĕp-tĕt′)

n.

1. Music

a. A composition for seven voices or seven instruments.

b. A group of seven singers or seven instrumentalists.

2. A group of seven.

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[German Septett, from Latin septem, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	septette - seven performers or singers who perform together septet musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	2.	septette - a set of seven similar things considered as a unit septet set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	3.	septette - seven people considered as a unit sevensome, septet assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	4.	septette - a musical composition written for seven performers septet musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

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