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🎼 A music piece 🎤 A group of six 6️⃣ A set of six
sextette

sextette

7.4
A group of six people who perform music together
  • noun
  • /sɛkˈtɛt/
  • UK
translation icon : sexteto
  • The organizers arranged for a talented sextette to play during the wedding reception.

Examples

  • The third girl from the left in the Florodora Sextette.

    Dancing Lady (1933)

  • The sextette performed beautifully, captivating the audience with their harmonious voices.

  • In the concert, the sextette showcased their skills with a range of musical pieces.

Synonyms

sextet
vssextette
1 6.0

A set of six things treated as one group

is the same meaning but presented as an alternate form
sextuplet
vssextette
1 5.2

A group of six similar things seen as one unit

is used more for performers and music groups than for general items
sestet
vssextette
9.8

A group of six musicians who perform together or a piece for six players

is broader applying to any group of six people or things
sixsome
vssextette
  • Archaic
6.5

A group of six people who do something together

emphasizes performers or artistic groups rather than any six people

Surface Forms

sextette singular
sextettes plural

Morphology

sextette = sextet (transparent) = sext + ette

Formed from the familiar base 'sextet' (six) with a French-derived diminutive/spelling variant '-ette', so the meaning 'group of six' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Sextette comes from the Latin root sex- meaning 'six' and the ending -ette, following the pattern of words like duet and quartet, so it simply means a group of six people who perform together.