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    OCTETTE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A musical composition written for eight performersplay

    Synonyms:

    octet; octette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("octette" is a kind of...):

    composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Eight people considered as a unitplay

    Synonyms:

    eightsome; octet; octette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("octette" is a kind of...):

    assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A set of eight similar things considered as a unitplay

    Synonyms:

    octet; octette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("octette" is a kind of...):

    set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    Eight performers or singers who perform togetherplay

    Synonyms:

    octet; octette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("octette" is a kind of...):

    musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)

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