sextet Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a musical composition written for six performers
   sestet; sextette.
   
2. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
   sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
   
3. noun six performers or singers who perform together
   sestet; sextette.
   
4. noun a set of six similar things considered as a unit
   sestet; sextette.
   
5. noun six people considered as a unit
   sextette; sixsome.
   

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