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   sextet

   /sɛksˈtɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a group of six people playing music or singing together: "the Jazz Club presents a new sextet"
   • ▪ a composition for a sextet: "the sextet from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’"
   • ▪ a set of six people or things: "a sextet of new releases"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin sextus ‘sixth’ (compare sext1) + -et1, suggested by duet, quartet, etc.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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