sextet, sextette (sekstet)

[L. sext us, extet extette (sekte. Cf. sestet.] 1. Ima sic: ( a ) A work for six voices or instruments. Compare quartet and quintet. Also sestet, sextuor. (b) A company of six per for performers who sing or play sextets.-2. A bicycle for six riders. sextet to (seks-tet'tō), n. Same as sextet. Sextian (seks'ti-an), n), n. [ the empire.