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octet

DEFINITIONS OF: octet

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n eight performers or singers who perform together

Synonyms:
octette
Type of:
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
an organization of musicians who perform together

n eight people considered as a unit

Synonyms:
eightsome, octette
Type of:
assemblage, gathering
a group of persons together in one place

n a set of eight similar things considered as a unit

Synonyms:
octette
Type of:
set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

n a musical composition written for eight performers

Synonyms:
octette
Type of:
composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
a musical work that has been created

n the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

Synonyms:
8, VIII, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octonary, ogdoad
Type of:
digit, figure
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
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