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Definition of Septette

1. Noun. Seven performers or singers who perform together.

2. Noun. A set of seven similar things considered as a unit.

3. Noun. Seven people considered as a unit.

4. Noun. A musical composition written for seven performers.

Definition of Septette

1. Noun. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septette of singers. ¹

2. Noun. (music) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also septuor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Septette

1. septet [n -S] - See also: septet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Septette

septendecillion septendecillions septendecimal septennate septennates septennial septennially septentrial septentrio septentrion

septentrional septentrionally septentrions septet septets septette (current term) septettes septfoil septfoils septi-

septic septic abortion septic arthritis septic bursitis septic endocarditis septic fever septic infarct septic intoxication septic phlebitis

Literary usage of Septette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman (1891)
"BEETHOVEN'S septette. • Feb. n, '80.—At a good concert to-night in the foyer of the opera house, Philadelphia—the band a small but first-rate one. ..."

2. Specimen Days in America by Walt Whitman (1887)
"BEETHOVEN'S septette. Feb. 11, '80.—At a good concert to-night in the foyer of the opera house, Philadelphia—the band a small but first- rate one. ..."

3. Specimen Days in America by Walt Whitman (1887)
"BEETHOVEN'S septette. Feb. 11, '80.—At a good concert to-night in the foyer of the opera house, Philadelphia—the band a small but first- rate one. ..."

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