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sextette

sextette is the archaic spelling of sextet.

Meaning of sextet

Noun

sextet (plural sextets)

  1. Any group of six people or things.
  2. A composition for six voices or instruments.
  3. A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

Forms of sextette

pluralsextettes

Questions about sextette

What is sextette the archaic spelling of?
Sextette is the archaic spelling of sextet.

Words near sextette in the dictionary

  1. sexters
  2. sextes
  3. sextet
  4. sextets
  5. sextett
  6. sextette
  7. sextettes
  8. sextetto
  9. sextettos
  10. sextetts
  11. Sextian

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