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sennet

[sen-it]

noun

any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet), ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.

Origin:
1665–75; origin uncertain

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noun (in Elizabethan drama)

a set of notes played on the trumpet or cornet to mark the entrance or exit of a group of actors.

Origin:
1580–90; variant of signet

noun

sennit.

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sennet (ˈsɛnɪt)

—n
	a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama

[C16: probably variant of signet (meaning ``a sign'')]

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