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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sex•tile (sek′stil, -stīl),USA pronunciation adj. - Astronomynoting or pertaining to the aspect or position of two heavenly bodies when 60° distant from each other.
n. - Astronomya sextile position or aspect.
- [Astrol.]a sextile position or aspect, conducive to mental stimulation.
- Statisticsa quantile for the special case of six equal proportions.
- Latin sextīlis, equivalent. to sext(us) sixth + -īlis -ile
- 1550–60
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