1
: a musical composition for seven instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of seven
especially
: the performers of a septet
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The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Now that all seven members of BTS have completed their mandatory South Korean military service, the septet are gearing up to regroup after a more than three-year hiatus.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
About halfway through the book, Oyeyemi delivers the septet’s origin story.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Austrian brass septet plays all kinds of music interpreted with Monty Python-level wit.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Now that all seven members of BTS have completed their mandatory South Korean military service, the septet are gearing up to regroup after a more than three-year hiatus.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
About halfway through the book, Oyeyemi delivers the septet’s origin story.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Austrian brass septet plays all kinds of music interpreted with Monty Python-level wit.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
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“Septet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septet. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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