septette n 1: seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: {septet}, {septette}] 2: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit [syn: {septet}, {septette}] 3: seven people considered as a unit [syn: {septet}, {septette}, {sevensome}] 4: a musical composition written for seven performers [syn: {septet}, {septette}]
Septet \Sep*tet"\, Septette \Sep*tette"\, n. [From L. septem seven, like duet, from L. duo.] 1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also {septuor}. [1913 Webster]