sextuplet

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noun

A group of six objects.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounsextuplet (plural sextuplets)

plural sextuplets

  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. A group of six notes played in the time of four.
    1. proscribedentertainmentA group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
    2. proscribedentertainmentA group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
    3. proscribedentertainmentA group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.

Synonyms & antonyms

six notes played in the time of four

Similar

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Danish seksling
  • sekslingone of six born together
Dutch zesling
  • zeslingone of six born together
Finnish kuutonen
  • kuutonenone of six born together
French sextuplé
  • sextupléone of six born together
German Sechsling
  • Sechslingone of six born together
Japanese 六つ子
  • 六つ子 (mutsugo)one of six born together
Māori māhanga ono
  • māhanga onoone of six born together
Norwegian Bokmål seksling
  • sekslingone of six born together
Turkish altız
  • altızone of six born together
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APA

sextuplet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextuplet

MLA

“sextuplet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextuplet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sextuplet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextuplet.

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