2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus, fr. sex six.] 1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written also {sestett}, {sestette}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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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