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Noun: octet  ók'tet
  1. Eight performers or singers who perform together
    - octette
     
  2. A set of eight similar things considered as a unit
    - octette
     
  3. Eight people considered as a unit
    - octette, eightsome
     
  4. A musical composition written for eight performers
    - octette

Derived forms: octets

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

Encyclopedia: Octet