sestet

English

Etymology

From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛsˈtɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

sestet (plural sestets)

  1. (music) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
  2. (poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.

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