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SEPTET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical composition written for seven performers
Synonyms:
septet; septette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("septet" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Seven people considered as a unit
Synonyms:
septet; septette; sevensome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("septet" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A set of seven similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
septet; septette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("septet" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Seven performers or singers who perform together
Synonyms:
septet; septette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("septet" is a kind of...):
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
Synonyms:
7; heptad; septenary; septet; seven; sevener; VII
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("septet" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
