- a composition for nine voices or nine instruments
- a group of nine performers of such a composition, or any group of nine musicians playing together
Origin of nonet
Italian nonetto from nono, ninth from Classical Latin nonusnonet
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nonet
noun
- A combination of nine instruments or voices.
- A composition written for such a combination.
Origin of nonet
Italian nonetto from diminutive of nono ninth from Latin nōnus ; see nones .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural nonets)
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