sixte

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/ˈsɪkst/

noun

The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

OriginFrench sixte ← Middle French sixte ← Old French siste →
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Meanings

nounsixte (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefencingThe sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

Origin

  1. Latinsextus
  2. Old Frenchsiste
  3. Middle Frenchsixte
  4. Frenchsixte
  5. Englishsixte

Borrowed from French sixte, from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

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APA

sixte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixte

MLA

“sixte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixte.

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