septet

noun

sep·​tet sep-ˈtet How to pronounce septet (audio)
1
: a musical composition for seven instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of seven
especially : the performers of a septet

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The septet made the big announcement during a Weverse livestream in early July. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 July 2025 But fans aren’t waiting to show their love to the septet. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 The septet has, coincidentally, broken into the region with seven albums reaching somewhere between Nos. 1 and 10, many of which hit the summit. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Next Women of Country class member Lauren Alaina and Cody Alan, host of SiriusXM's The Highway country music channel, discussed the honors with the septet of honorees. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for septet

Word History

Etymology

German, from Latin septem

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of septet was in 1799

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“Septet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septet. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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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

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