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sextet

/sɛksˈtɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

noun sextets · sextett · sextette

Any group of six people or things.
A composition for six voices or instruments.
A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

Similar: hexad

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noun

Similar: hexad

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noun any group of six people

Español	sexteto
Italiano	sestetto
Ελληνικά	εξάδα exáda
Română	sextet

noun composition for six voices or instruments

Español	sexteto
한국어	섹스텟 sekseutet, 육중주 yukjungju, 육중창 yukjungchang
日本語	セクステット sekusutetto, 六重奏 rokujūsō, 六重唱 rokujūshō
中文	六重奏 liùchóngzòu
Français	sextuor, sextette
Deutsch	Sextett
Italiano	sestetto
Română	sextet
Русский	сексте́т sɛkstét

noun group of six singers or instrumentalists

中文	六重唱
Deutsch	Sextett
Română	sextet

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@misc{sextet_2026,
  title = {sextet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sextet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}