About The Word Sestet
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Sestet
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What's The Definition Of Sestet?
[n] a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
[n] a musical composition written for six performers [n] a set of six similar things considered as a unit [n] six performers or singers who perform together [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one Synonyms | Synonyms for Sestet: 6 | Captain Hicks | half a dozen | hexad | sextet | sextet | sextet | sextette | sextette | sextuplet | sise | six | sixer | VI Related Terms | Find terms related to Sestet: See Also | composition | digit | figure | musical composition | musical group | musical organisation | musical organization | opus | piece | piece of music | set | stanza Sestet In Webster's Dictionary \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus,
fr. sex six.]
1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six
instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written
also {sestett}, {sestette}.]
2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.
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