nonuplet

noun

non·​u·​plet

-plə̇t

plural -s

1

: a combination of nine of a kind

2

: a group of nine musical notes to be performed in the time of eight or six

Word History

Etymology

Latin nonus ninth + English -plet (as in triplet)

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