'sestette' definitions:

Definition of 'sestette'

From: GCIDE
  • Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus, fr. sex six.]
  • 1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; -- called also sestuor. [Written also sestett, sestette.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet. [1913 Webster]

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