: a combination of nine instruments or voices
also : a musical composition for such a combination

Examples of nonet in a Sentence

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The sounds were placed front and center in the mix to ensure that the nonet’s influence and inspiration were unambiguous to the listening public. Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 The three-hour, three-disc album featured over 30 musicians, including a string nonet and a 14-piece choir, and carried a strong current of 1960s and ’70s jazz in the spiritual mold of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders. Michael J. West, Washington Post, 26 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

Italian nonetto, from nono ninth, from Latin nonus — more at noon

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonet was in 1865

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“Nonet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonet. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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