septet (redirected from septettes)

sep·tet also sep·tette  (sp-tt)

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 sept in Indo-European roots.]

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septet

Noun

1. a group of seven performers

2. a piece of music for seven performers [Latin septem seven]

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Septet, Septette a set of seven, 1886; seven infants at a birth.

Examples: septette of watercolours, 1907; a septette (a field of seven horses in racing), 1886.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	septet - the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one 7, heptad, septenary, seven, sevener, VII digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	septet - seven performers or singers who perform together septette musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	3.	septet - a set of seven similar things considered as a unit septette 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.	septet - seven people considered as a unit sevensome, septette assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	5.	septet - a musical composition written for seven performers septette musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"