1. a group of eight people or things
2. a musical composition for eight voices or instruments
Usage: music
3. a group of eight singers or musicians
Usage: music

Examples

• The jazz octet performed at the festival last night.
• She composed an octet for strings and woodwinds.
• The vocal octet sang beautiful harmonies.
• Each octet represents a single character in the computer’s memory.
• The chamber music octet included two violins, a viola, and a cello.
• An octet of dancers performed the opening number.
• The data is transmitted in octets across the network.