sextuple
1sex·tu·ple
adj\seks-ˈtü-pəl, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈseks-tə-\
Definition of SEXTUPLE
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
See Origin of SEXTUPLE
probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + -plus multiplied by; akin to Latin -plex -plex — more at -fold
First Known Use: 1626
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