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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•tet /ɑkˈtɛt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Music and Dancea company of eight singers or musicians.
- Music and Dancea musical composition for eight voices or instruments.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•tet (ok tet′),USA pronunciation n. - a company of eight singers or musicians.
- a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.
- Poetry[Pros.]octave (def. 4).
- any group of eight.
Also, oc•tette′. - oct- + -et, as in duet 1860–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: octet /ɒkˈtɛt/ n - any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians
- a piece of music composed for such a group
- another word for octave
- a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom
Also (for senses 1, 2, 3): octette Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin octo eight, on the model of duet |