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nonet definition

no·net (nō net′)

noun

  1. a composition for nine voices or nine instruments
  2. a group of nine performers of such a composition, or any group of nine musicians playing together

Etymology: It nonetto < nono, ninth (L nonus) + (du)etto, duet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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