octet
or oc·tette
[ ok-tet ]
/ ɒkˈtɛt /
noun
a company of eight singers or musicians.
a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.
Prosody.
octave(def 4).
any group of eight.
Origin of octet
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British Dictionary definitions for octet
octet
/ (ɒkˈtɛt) /
noun
any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians
a piece of music composed for such a group
prosody another word for octave (def. 2)
chem
a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom
Also (for senses 1, 2, 3):
octette
Word Origin for octet
C19: from Latin
octo eight, on the model of
duet