"octet" in the noun sense
1. eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
2. octet, octette
eight performers or singers who perform together
3. octet, octette
a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
4. octet, octette, eightsome
eight people considered as a unit
5. octet, octette
a musical composition written for eight performers
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