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sennet
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sen·net 1  (snt)
n.
A call on a trumpet or cornet signaling the ceremonial exits and entrances of actors in Elizabethan drama.

[Perhaps variant of signet.]

sen·net 2  (snt)
n.
Any of several barracudas, especially Sphyraena borealis, of the western Atlantic.

[Origin unknown.]

sennet [ˈsɛnɪt]
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama
[probably variant of signet (meaning ``a sign'')]


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