senary

[ sen-uh-ree ]

/ ˈsɛn ə ri /

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adjective

of or relating to the number six.

Origin of senary

1655–65; <Latin sēnārius, equivalent to sēn(ī) six each (derivative of sexsix) + -ārius-ary

Words nearby senary

Semtex, sen, sena, senarius, senarmontite, senary, senate, Senate, United States, senator, senatorial, senatorial courtesy

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Example sentences from the Web for senary

Senary, sen′ar-i, adj. containing six: of or belonging to six.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Treating the absurd with sum series-ness, he regains his expansion, permuting his functions to accord with the senary.
The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer
But no one has, because of this likeness, ever suggested that these tribes ever counted by the senary method.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant
The language of the Sundas,209 or mountaineers of Java, contains traces of senary counting.
The Number Concept|Levi Leonard Conant

In this he is not original: his fame must rest on his senary tripod.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for senary

senary

/ (ˈsiːnərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the number six; having six parts or units

Word Origin for senary

C17: from Latin sēnārius, from sēnī six each, from sex six

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	senary
释义	senary [ sen-uh-ree ] / ˈsɛn ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR senary ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to the number six. Origin of senary 1655–65; <Latin sēnārius, equivalent to sēn(ī) six each (derivative of sexsix) + -ārius-ary Words nearby senary Semtex, sen, sena, senarius, senarmontite, senary, senate, Senate, United States, senator, senatorial, senatorial courtesy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for senary Senary, sen′ar-i, adj. containing six: of or belonging to six. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various Treating the absurd with sum series-ness, he regains his expansion, permuting his functions to accord with the senary. The Nurserymatograph\|A Lawyer But no one has, because of this likeness, ever suggested that these tribes ever counted by the senary method. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant The language of the Sundas,209 or mountaineers of Java, contains traces of senary counting. The Number Concept\|Levi Leonard Conant In this he is not original: his fame must rest on his senary tripod. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)\|Augustus de Morgan British Dictionary definitions for senary senary / (ˈsiːnərɪ) / adjective of or relating to the number six; having six parts or units Word Origin for senary C17: from Latin sēnārius, from sēnī six each, from sex six Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to senary hexadic, hexagonal, semestral, sextuple
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senary

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for senary

adjective

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