Crossword clues for sextuplet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sextuplet
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 have been born in Britain and Jan has now appointed a media agent.
▪ The sextuplets are seven today and they've been celebrating with cakes, presents and party games.
▪ The sextuplets were born after their Mum Sue had fertility treatment.
▪ While multiple births have increased in recent years because of the success of fertility drugs, sextuplets still are rare.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
sextuplet
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 played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes. 5 # (context music proscribed English) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet. 6 # (context music proscribed English) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.
WordNet
Usage examples of "sextuplet".
In identical twins, triplets, sextuplets, the DNA was identical, only the fingerprints were different.