- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of nine people or things, especially nine musicians 九人组;九个一组;(尤指)九重奏乐团,九重唱组合 - [countable]
a piece of music for nine singers or musicians Topics Musicc2九重奏(曲);九重唱(曲)
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Italian nonetto, from nono ‘ninth’, from Latin nonus.