Main Entry: ¹sex·tu·ple

Pronunciation: \seks-ˈtü-pəl, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈseks-tə-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + -plus multiplied by; akin to Latin -plex -plex — more at -fold

Date: 1626

1 : having six units or members
2 : being six times as great or as many
3 : marked by six beats per measure of music <sextuple time>

— sextuple noun