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Sextet vs Sextuple - What's the difference?

sextet | sextuple |

In lang=en terms the difference between sextet and sextuple

is that sextet is a composition for six voices or instruments while sextuple is having six beats to the bar.

As nouns the difference between sextet and sextuple

is that sextet is any group of six people or things while sextuple is a sixfold amount.

As an adjective sextuple is

having six parts.

As a verb sextuple is

to make, or to become, six times as much (or as many.

sextet

English

Noun

(wikipedia sextet) (en noun)
  • any group of six people or things
  • (music) a composition for six voices or instruments
  • a group of six singers or instrumentalists
  • Anagrams

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    sextuple

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a sixfold amount
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having six parts
  • Being six times as great
  • (music) Having six beats to the bar
  • Verb

    (sextupl)
  • To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many)
  • See also

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