1
: a musical composition for eight instruments or voices
2
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In July, the octet dropped ATE, earning its fifth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024
But the English-language track does act as an introduction to the octet's latest artistic foray.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
While that octet encompasses the standard Performers category, the class doubles in size due to the inclusion of various backdoor inductees.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Fortuitously for Puth and K-pop octet, the song’s poppy beat and uplifting melody keep reviving them, and, in the video, Stray Kids even pull off some impressive dance moves on a floor covered in about four inches of water.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024
But the English-language track does act as an introduction to the octet's latest artistic foray.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
While that octet encompasses the standard Performers category, the class doubles in size due to the inclusion of various backdoor inductees.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Fortuitously for Puth and K-pop octet, the song’s poppy beat and uplifting melody keep reviving them, and, in the video, Stray Kids even pull off some impressive dance moves on a floor covered in about four inches of water.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
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“Octet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octet. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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octet
noun
oc·tet
äk-ˈtet 
1
a
: a piece of music written for eight voices or eight instruments
b
: the performers of an octet
2
: a group or set of eight
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