nonet
noun
no·net nō-ˈnet 
: a combination of nine instruments or voices
also : a musical composition for such a combination
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The nonet’s second single, released in 2016 and written by K-pop hitmakers Black Eye Pilseung, was the beginning of Twice’s journey as the country’s national girl group in 2016. 
Lai Frances, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2021 Montreal’s cutting-edge classical string nonet collectif9 performs at 10:30 p.m. Tickets via ourconcerts.live. Gary Graff, cleveland, 30 June 2021 Both are things the boys of NCT 127 surprisingly have never done as a nonet but easily mastered given their impressive execution of choreography. Devon Abelman, Allure, 14 May 2019 Their second Korean single of the year, and their fourth overall due to two Japanese releases, the nonet’s latest is a summery EDM and groovy pop track that bounces around over a beat of thumping bass, bright horns, and blaring synths. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 9 July 2018 In it, the nine members of TWICE portray the role of shopgirls in a record store auditioning for a spot as television performers -- which also is judged by the nonet. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 14 June 2018 There, Wilson was befriended by Columbia producer John Hammond, who nudged Goodman to hire Wilson for a nonet recording on May 14, 1934. Marc Myers, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018 See More
Lai Frances, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2021 Montreal’s cutting-edge classical string nonet collectif9 performs at 10:30 p.m. Tickets via ourconcerts.live. Gary Graff, cleveland, 30 June 2021 Both are things the boys of NCT 127 surprisingly have never done as a nonet but easily mastered given their impressive execution of choreography. Devon Abelman, Allure, 14 May 2019 Their second Korean single of the year, and their fourth overall due to two Japanese releases, the nonet’s latest is a summery EDM and groovy pop track that bounces around over a beat of thumping bass, bright horns, and blaring synths. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 9 July 2018 In it, the nine members of TWICE portray the role of shopgirls in a record store auditioning for a spot as television performers -- which also is judged by the nonet. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 14 June 2018 There, Wilson was befriended by Columbia producer John Hammond, who nudged Goodman to hire Wilson for a nonet recording on May 14, 1934. Marc Myers, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian nonetto, from nono ninth, from Latin nonus — more at noon
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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