The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1852, from adjective sextuple (1620s); patterned on triplet , etc.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An Illinois woman reportedly gave birth to sextuplets, five of whom survived. ▪ If this were an old-fashioned hexagon, our sextuplet would be joyfully paired off by the time the curtain fell. ▪ Only two other sets of sextuplets ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A group of six objects. 2 One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth. 3 (context music English) A group of six notes played in the time of four. 4 # (context music proscribed English) A group of six notes ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: six , 6 , VI , sixer , sise , Captain Hicks , half a dozen , sextet , sestet , hexad ]