How to pronounce sennet
American English pronunciation
SEN-it
- IPA
- /ˈsɛnɪt/
- Syllables
- SEN · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What sennet means
A trumpet call in old plays that marked actors coming on or going off
In a sentence: When the sennet sounded, the actor playing the king marched onto the stage.
Where it comes from: It is probably a changed form of signet, an old word for a signal.
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