sestet (n.)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

    [ Syn: six , 6 , vi , sixer , sise , captain hicks , half a dozen , sextet , sextuplet , hexad ]

  2. six performers or singers who perform together

    [ Syn: sextet , sextette ]

  3. a set of six similar things considered as a unit

    [ Syn: sextet , sextette ]

  4. a musical composition written for six performers

    [ Syn: sextet , sextette ]

  5. a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

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