octet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight},
{8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad},
{ogdoad}, {octonary}]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: {octette}]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: {octette}]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octette}, {eightsome}]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: {octette}]