- sestet
- noun Etymology: Italian sestetto, from sesto sixth, from Latin sextus — more at sext Date: circa 1859 a stanza or a poem of six lines; specifically the last six lines of an Italian sonnet
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sestet — англ. [сэстэ/т] sestetto ит. [сэстэ/тто] секстет … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
sestet — [ses tet′, ses′tet΄] n. [It sestetto, dim. of sesto, sixth < L sextus, sixth < sex, SIX] 1. Music SEXTET 2. a) the final six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet b) a poem or stanza of six lines … English World dictionary
Sestet — A sestet is the name given to the second division of a sonnet, which must consist of an octave, of eight lines, succeeded by a sestet, of six lines. The first documented user of this poetical form was the Italian poet, Petrarch. In the usual… … Wikipedia
sestet — /se stet , ses tet/, n. 1. Pros. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit. Cf. octave (def. 4a). 2. sextet (def. 2). [1795 1805; < It sestetto SEXTET, equiv. to sest(o) ( < L sextus SIXTH) + etto ET] * * * … Universalium
sestet — noun The last six lines of a poem … Wiktionary
sestet — ses·tet || ses tet n. stanza or poem comprising six lines; sextet, group of six items; musical composition for six performers; six, cardinal number which is the sum of 5 and 1 … English contemporary dictionary
sestet — [sɛs tɛt] noun 1》 Prosody the last six lines of a sonnet. 2》 Music, rare a sextet. Origin C19: from Ital. sestetto, from sesto, from L. sextus a sixth … English new terms dictionary
sestet — ses·tet … English syllables
sestet — ses•tet [[t]sɛˈstɛt, ˈsɛs tɛt[/t]] n. pro a group or stanza of six lines, esp. the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet • Etymology: 1795–1805; < It sestetto sextet … From formal English to slang
