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SESTET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rhythmic group of six lines of verseplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sestet" is a kind of...):

stanza (a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A musical composition written for six performersplay

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sestet" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A set of six similar things considered as a unitplay

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("sestet" is a kind of...):

set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Six performers or singers who perform togetherplay

Synonyms:

sestet; sextet; sextette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("sestet" is a kind of...):

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of five and oneplay

Synonyms:

6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("sestet" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

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