Six Definition
sĭks
noun
The cardinal number between five and seven; 6; VI.
Webster's New World
Any group of six people or things; half a dozen.
Webster's New World
The sixth in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
Something numbered six or having six units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
Webster's New World
An engine with six cylinders or an automobile with such an engine.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Totaling one more than five.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Six
Origin of Six
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From Middle English, from Old English siex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Danish seks, also Latin sex.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English s(w)eks in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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