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octet

oc·tet [ ok tét ] (plural oc·tets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. group of eight, especially musicians: a group of eight, especially eight singers or instrumentalists

2. music musical composition for group of eight: a musical composition for a group of eight voices or instruments

3. poetry 
Same as  octave (sense 6)


[Mid-19th century. Alteration of Italian otteto (< Latin octo "eight")]
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