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- noun Alternative spelling of
octet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
- noun eight people considered as a unit
- noun eight performers or singers who perform together
- noun a musical composition written for eight performers
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Examples
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He went on to write arrangements for Count Basie and Benny Goodman, then forged an octette alliance with drummer Kenny Clarke.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 202 Phil Ramone 2011
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Margot & The Nuclear So and So's is an indie-folk rock octette from Indianapolis, Indiana, founded in 2004 by Richard Edwards (vocals/guitar).
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Forty-One 2009
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Rolando the Lasso, and flaunt on the flimsyfilmsies for to grig my collage juniorees who, though they flush fuchsia, are they octette and virginity in my shade but always my figurants.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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The others heartily agreeing, the octette again set off in a hurry for the gymnasium.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Pauline Lester
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It held the octette, while men-servants in powder and gold-laced livery offered poires Zobraska, a subtle creation of thechef.
The Fortunate Youth 1914
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It held the octette, while men-servants in powder and gold-laced livery offered poires
The Fortunate Youth William John Locke 1896
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When the clock struck twelve, I marched majestically to the kitchen, threw open the door, revealed the octette in the enjoyment of a mound of ice-cream and
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887
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His celebrated octette for strings, Opus 20, was composed in 1825.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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Austin, Texas-based funk-rock soul octette Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are Black Joe Lewis, Sugarfoot Watkins, Big Show Varley, Wild Bill, Rooster Andrews, Slyder, McKnight (a.k.a. The Night Train), Zach Erlich, and Sleepy Ramirez.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-One 2009
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Austin, Texas-based funk-rock soul octette Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are Black Joe Lewis, Sugarfoot Watkins, Big ...
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