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sextuplet definition

sex·tu·plet (seks to̵̅o̅′plit, -tup′lit; seks′tə plit)

noun

  1. any of six offspring born at a single birth
  2. a collection or group of six, usually of one kind
  3. Music a group of six equal notes to be played in the same time as four of the same value would be played in the set rhythm

Etymology: dim. of sextuple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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