1. A musical composition written for seven performers
   "Beethoven's Septet in E-flat major is a beloved chamber work";
   - septette
    
2. Seven performers or singers who perform together
   "The chamber septet presented a diverse program of classical and contemporary pieces";
   - septette
    
3. Seven people considered as a unit
   "The septet of musicians formed a new band";
   - septette, sevensome
    
4. A set of seven similar things considered as a unit
   "The septet of planets orbiting the distant star intrigued astronomers";
   - septette, heptad [technical], septenary

Derived forms: septets

Type of: assemblage, composition, gathering, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation [Brit], musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, set

Encyclopedia: Septet