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sextuplex

adjective
sex·tu·plex | \ˈsekstəˌpleks\

Definition of sextuplex 

1 : sixfold

2 : of, relating to, or consisting of a system of telegraphy in which six messages with three going each way can be sent simultaneously over one wire

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History and Etymology for sextuplex

New Latin, blend of Medieval Latin sextuplus sextuple and Latin -plex (as in duplex)

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