Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun octet

5 senses of octet

Sense 1
eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)
       => digit, figure -- (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits")

Sense 2
octet, octette -- (eight performers or singers who perform together)
       => musical organization, musical organisation, musical group -- (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Sense 3
octet, octette -- (a set of eight similar things considered as a unit)
       => set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")

Sense 4
octet, octette, eightsome -- (eight people considered as a unit)
       => gathering, assemblage -- (a group of persons together in one place)

Sense 5
octet, octette -- (a musical composition written for eight performers)
       => musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")