septet

noun

sep·​tet sep-ˈtet 

1

: a musical composition for seven instruments or voices

2

: a group or set of seven

especially : the performers of a septet

Examples of septet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Related Dressed in all black and then in casual streetwear, the septet own the stage and definitely amp up the hype for the two very special cinema events later this month. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

The colorful, traveling septet includes Vicki Gunvalson (Orange County), Luann de Lesseps (NYC), Porsha Williams (Atlanta) Teresa Giudice (New Jersey), Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills), Gizelle Bryant (Potamac) and Lisa Barlow (Salt Lake City). — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

The group remains winless after five nominations, but the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category may give the septet its clearest path to a first trophy as a performing act. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Another musical high point was Venutian Wetland by viibra, a flute septet founded to support an album and subsequent tours by Björk in 2016. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

German, from Latin septem

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for septet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

septet

noun

sep·​tet

variants also septette

sep-ˈtet

1

: a musical composition for seven instruments or voices

2

: a group or set of seven

especially : the musicians that perform a septet