# sestet

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɛsˈtɛt/

## Definitions
1. A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
2. The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.

## Etymology
From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sestet