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sennet
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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
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sennet
(ˈsɛnɪt)
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n
a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama
[C16: probably variant of
signet
(meaning ``a sign'')]
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