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- Latin · derived fromsextīlis“one sixth”
- English todaysextile
From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sextile
Today it means: Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°. Full definition →
Latin sextīlis