"sestet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛsˈtɛt/ Forms: sestets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|sestetto}} Italian sestetto, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sestet (plural sestets)
  1. (music) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sestet-en-noun-W13m4RN- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each. Categories (topical): Poetry, Prosody
    Sense id: en-sestet-en-noun-Udszb6NO Disambiguation of Prosody: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: couplet, tercet, quatrain, cinquain, septet, octave

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