sextet

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  1. noun Music A composition for six voices or six instruments.
  2. noun Music A group of six singers or six instrumentalists.
  3. noun A group of six.

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  • But I stayed at the transcriber trying to think back, getting memories lined up to explain just why, in this instant of mankind's greatest adventure, it was necessary for these pioneers to be as soaked in alcohol as a sextet of brandied peaches Necessary? —  APRIL, 1953 Vol
  • His compositions include a sextet, a quintet, and an octet, also a suite for violin and orchestra, “Les Veillees de l'Ukraine;” a concerto for violoncello, which has been played by Mr. Alwyn Schroeder; a divertimento for violin and orchestra, and a symphonic poem, “La Mort de Tintagiles.” Besides these large works he has written a number of songs, of which five are with viola obligato. —  Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday
  • Title aside, Fangland (Vintage Books paperback, 388pp, 7.99 pounds) is the most serious minded of this vampire sextet, and comes with a back cover blurb by literary heavyweight Audrey Niffenegger. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#1
  • But Lavrov suggested is the United States that should step up efforts - led by what Russia calls the 'sextet' of Britain, France, Russia, China, the U.S. and Germany - to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program. —  Rocky Mount Telegram - Business
  • "We very much want the American side not just to join with the sextet on paper, but to join talks with Iran that the sextet is proposing," ITAR-Tass quoted Lavrov as saying on a flight from Egypt to Spain, where President Dmitry Medvedev wraps up a state visit Tuesday. —  Rocky Mount Telegram - Business
 

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/sɛksˈtɛt/
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