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nonet (no-NET) noun

   1. A combination of nine instruments or voices.

   2. A composition written for such a combination.

[Italian nonetto, from diminutive of nono, ninth, from Latin nonus.]

   "Lovano leads a slightly different nonet in performances of his rich and
   surprising charts."
   ShortList, Village Voice, May 23, 2000.

(Tenon, a term from carpentry, is a projection on the end of a piece of wood
shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint. -Anu)

This week's theme: semordnilaps, or words that spell other words when 
reversed.

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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a
career. -Gloria Steinem, women's rights activist, editor (1934- )

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