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sext (sekst)

noun

the fourth of the canonical hours, originally assigned to the sixth hour of the day (i.e., to noon, counting from 6

Etymology: ME sexte < ML(Ec) sexta < L sexta (hora), sixth (hour), fem. of sextus, sixth

sext Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • say: At midday, when the bells clang twelve times, she says Sext.

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