SEXTETTE

sextet, sextette, sestet

(noun) a musical composition written for six performers

sextet, sextette, sixsome

(noun) six people considered as a unit

sextet, sextette, sestet

(noun) a set of six similar things considered as a unit

sextet, sextette, sestet

(noun) six performers or singers who perform together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sextette (plural sextettes)

Dated form of sextet.

Source: Wiktionary



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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