Definition of "septet" [sep•tet]

• Music A composition for seven voices or seven instruments. (noun)
• Music A group of seven singers or seven instrumentalists. (noun)
• A group of seven. (noun)

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• "Government sources in Jerusalem said that the inner cabinet, known as the "septet" - which last met on Sunday to discuss Israel's reply to demands made by US President Barack Obama, including an end to construction in east Jerusalem, an extension of the 10-month housing-start moratorium, and an agreement to deal with issues of settlements, refugees and Jerusalem in the proximity talks - would likely meet again during Pessah to formulate Israel's response."
• "With six albums ' worth of material to draw from, the swampy septet, which is mid-way through a lengthy tour that included an appearance by Mr. Grey on " A Prairie Home Companion, " should come out cooking."
• "Rhodium has a septet, which is to be seen in the _c_ of titanium (see _k_ in the titanium diagram) and differs only in this from its group."