sestet

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six},

{6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a

dozen}, {sextet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

2: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: {sextet},

{sextette}]

3: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: {sextet},

{sextette}]

4: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: {sextet},

{sextette}]

5: a rhythmic group of six lines of verse