1
: a musical composition for seven instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of seven
especially
: the performers of a septet
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The orchestra is joined by another local ensemble, the Latin jazz septet Ed Fast & CongaBop!.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
South Korean media reported several members of the septet, who are currently serving in the military, applied for leave to celebrate the occasion.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
The other six members of the septet are still serving.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 June 2024
For its 2024 ceremony, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is now giving voters the chance to select a septet of inductees on their ballots, an increase from the long reign of five.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
South Korean media reported several members of the septet, who are currently serving in the military, applied for leave to celebrate the occasion.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
The other six members of the septet are still serving.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 June 2024
For its 2024 ceremony, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is now giving voters the chance to select a septet of inductees on their ballots, an increase from the long reign of five.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for septet
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“Septet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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