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

Derived forms: septettes

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