Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A composition for seven voices or seven instruments.
  • noun A group of seven singers or seven instrumentalists.
  • noun A group of seven.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In music:
  • noun A work for seven voices or instruments. Compare quartet and quintet.
  • noun A company of seven performers who sing or play septets. Also septette, septuor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A set of seven persons or objects.
  • noun (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also septuor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A group of seven; often applied to a musical group of seven performers.
  • noun A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
  • noun a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
  • noun seven performers or singers who perform together
  • noun seven people considered as a unit
  • noun a musical composition written for seven performers

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German Septett, from Latin septem, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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From Latin septem, seven

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Examples

  • Government sources in Jerusalem said that the inner cabinet, known as the "septet" - which last met on Sunday to discuss Israel's reply to demands made by US President Barack Obama, including an end to construction in east Jerusalem, an extension of the 10-month housing-start moratorium, and an agreement to deal with issues of settlements, refugees and Jerusalem in the proximity talks - would likely meet again during Pessah to formulate Israel's response.

    Latest Articles Jerusalem Post 2010

  • With six albums ' worth of material to draw from, the swampy septet, which is mid-way through a lengthy tour that included an appearance by Mr. Grey on " A Prairie Home Companion, " should come out cooking.

    Stuffed With Turkey Day Blues Jim Fusilli 2010

  • Rhodium has a septet, which is to be seen in the _c_ of titanium (see _k_ in the titanium diagram) and differs only in this from its group.

    Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements Annie Wood Besant 1890

  • In his effort to pass the buck, Netanyahu claimed he had only discussed the media and hasbara (public diplomacy) ramifications of stopping the flotilla with his top cabinet, known as the septet, and had left the rest up to Barak.

    JPost.com - Front Page 2010

  • Indeed, of the three ministers in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's "septet" whose jobs are not well defined -

    Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010

  • Ya'alon does have clout, by virtue of his position on the "septet," Netanyahu's supreme decision making forum where the country's weightiest policy issues are decided.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010

  • The "septet" forum of seven senior ministers will discuss the matter again on Wednesday.

    Haaretz.com headlines RSS 2010

  • Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, one of the members of Netanyahu's "septet" inner cabinet, told Channel 2 on Thursday that while Israel was not looking for a fight with the US, it would not give up on its "basic right" to build in Jerusalem.

    Daily News Alert from Israel - COP/JCPA 2010

  • Indeed, of the three ministers in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's "septet" whose jobs are not well defined -

    Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010

  • Ya'alon does have clout, by virtue of his position on the "septet," Netanyahu's supreme decision making forum where the country's weightiest policy issues are decided.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010

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