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septet

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /sɛpˈtɛt/
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  • rhymes with -ɛt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A group of seven, particularly

A group of seven musicians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • The Lindsey Septet performs at Carnegie Hall this evening.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of seven, particularly

A composition for a group of seven musicians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A group of seven, particularly

A set of seven lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a musical composition written for seven performers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: septette

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music

5

noun

Meaning 5

seven people considered as a unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: septette, sevensome

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gathering, assemblage

6

noun

Meaning 6

a set of seven similar things considered as a unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: septette

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: set

7

noun

Meaning 7

seven performers or singers who perform together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: septette

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical organization, musical organisation, musical group

8

noun

Meaning 8

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septenary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digit, figure

History

Etymology

PIE word *septḿ̥ From Latin septem (“seven”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: septetti — group of seven
  • Finnish: seitsikko — group of seven
  • Hebrew: שִׁבְעַת (Shiv'at) — group of seven
  • Italian: settimino — group of seven
  • Māori: tokowhitu — group of seven
  • Northern Sami: čiežas — group of seven
  • Spanish: septeto — group of seven
  • Swedish: septett — group of seven
  • Hungarian: szeptett — musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices