octet

oc·tet  (k-tt)

n.

1. Music

a. A composition for eight voices or eight instruments.

b. A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.

2. A group of eight: "A train of heavy wagons rumbled north on the Winnipeg Trail, drawn by octets of oxen" (Garrison Keillor).

3. See octave.

4. A set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.

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[Alteration (influenced by octo- and duet) of Italian ottetto, from otto, eight, from Latin oct; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]

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octet [ɒkˈtɛt]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians

2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music composed for such a group

3. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody another word for octave [2]

4. (Chemistry) Chem a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom Also (for senses 1, 2, 3) octette

[from Latin octo eight, on the model of duet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	octet - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one 8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octonary, ogdoad, VIII digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	octet - eight performers or singers who perform together octette musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	3.	octet - a set of eight similar things considered as a unit octette 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"
	4.	octet - eight people considered as a unit eightsome, octette assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	5.	octet - a musical composition written for eight performers octette musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

Translations

octet octette [ɒkˈtet] N → octeto m

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octet [ɒkˈtɛt] n → octuor m

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octet

n (Mus, Poet) → Oktett nt

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octet [ɒkˈtɛt] n → ottetto

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octet [ɒkˈtɛt] n → ottetto

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octet

n octet [okˈtet]

a group of eight musicians, eight lines in a poem etc. oktet سُداسِيَّه: مَجموعَة من ثَماني مُغَنّين، قَصيدَة من ثماني أبْيات октет oktet(o) oktet das Oktet οκτέτο (σύνολο οχτώ μουσικών, ποιητικών στίχων κτλ.) octeto oktett گروه هشت نفری؛ آهنگ هشت نفره oktetti octuor, huitain שְׁמִינִייָה आठ गायकों का समूह oktet oktett oktet oktett ottetto; ottava ８重奏 8중창(주)단 oktetas oktets; astoņrinde oktet octet oktett; første åtte linjene i en sonett oktet octeto/oitava octet октет okteto oktet oktet oktett กลุ่มที่มีจำนวนแปด sekizli, oktet 八重奏 октет مثمن، آٹھ مصرعوں والا bài hát cho bộ tám 八重奏