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sextuple definition

sex·tu·ple (seks to̵̅o̅′pəl, seks′tə pəl)

adjective

  1. consisting of or including six
  2. six times as much or as many; sixfold
  3. Music having six beats to a measure

Etymology: < L sextus, sixth, after quadruple

noun

an amount six times as much or as many

transitive verb, intransitive verb sextupled -·pled, sextupling -·pling

to make or become six times as much or as many; multiply by six

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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