sextuplet

sex·tup·let

S0303300 (sĕk-stŭp′lĭt, sĕk′stŭp′-)n.1. One of six offspring born in a single birth.2. A group or combination of six associated by common properties or behavior.3. Music A group of six notes having the time value of four notes of the same kind.

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[From sextuple (modeled on triplet).]

sextuplet

(ˈsɛkstjʊplɪt) n1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) one of six offspring born at one birth2. a group of six things3. (Music, other) music a group of six notes played in a time value of four

sex•tu•plet

(sɛksˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈsɛks tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-)

n. 1. a group or combination of six things. 2. one of six offspring born at one birth. 3. sextuplets, six children or offspring born of one pregnancy. 4. Music. a group of six notes of equal value performed in the same time normally taken to perform four. [1850–55]

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sextuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sise, six, sixer, VI, sextetdigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

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