sestet
pronunciation
How to pronounce sestet in British English:
UK ['sesˌtet]
How to pronounce sestet in American English:
US ['sesˌtet]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- six performers or singers who perform together
- a set of six similar things considered as a unit
- a musical composition written for six performers
- a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
Word Origin
- sestet (n.)
- 1801, from Italian sestetto, diminutive of sesto "sixth," from Latin sextus (see Sextus).