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| oc·tet [ ok tét ] (plural oc·tets) |
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1. group of eight, especially musicians: a group of eight, especially eight singers or instrumentalists
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2. music musical composition for group of eight: a musical composition for a group of eight voices or instruments
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3. poetry
Same as octave (sense 6)
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| [Mid-19th century. Alteration of Italian otteto (< Latin octo "eight")] |
